Definitions for "TCP/IP stack"
Keywords:  winsock, dll, stack, drivers, sockets
Software for managing Internet data packets on your computer.
To properly use the TCP/IP protocol, PCs require a TCP/IP stack. A TCP/IP stack consists of TCP/IP software, sockets software (such as WINSOCK.DLL for Windows machines), and hardware driver software (known as packet drivers). Windows 95/98/NT comes with Microsoft's own built-in TCP/IP stack.
To properly use the TCP/IP protocol, PCs require a TCP/IP stack. This consists of TCP/IP software, sockets software (such as WINSOCK.DLL for Windows machines), and hardware driver software (known as packet drivers). Windows 95 comes with Microsoft's own built-in TCP/IP stack, including version 1.1 of Microsoft's WINSOCK.DLL and packet drivers.