Ports

[dekelc]

Is the internet connection a port comm?
That can be controled with the mscomm?



Thanks

No, use the Winsock or Inet control with the internet.

Not all internet connections go via a modem, so there are seperate controls to work with the internet, regardless of the connection type.

Gerco.

[dekelc]

But let's say that I want to lock the internet so that
nothing can go in or out of my computer?
How do I do that?

afaik, you can't.

With a modem, you can hang it up, but a LAN connection? I dunno... pull the cable out of the computer?

Gerco.

[ccoder]

Originally posted by dekelc
But let's say that I want to lock the internet so that
nothing can go in or out of my computer?
How do I do that?

Zone Labs has a free product called Zone Alarm that will do just that.

[dekelc]

OK, but I want to use this in my app.

[ccoder]

Originally posted by dekelc
OK, but I want to use this in my app.

Good Luck!

I have been writing sockets apps for a few years now and I am not aware of any socket routines that will do this for you. That's not to say that there isn't a way.

I would suggest researching how sniffers work. That should shed some light on what it will take to trap your net traffic.