Microsoft Peer-to-Peer Networking

A Simulation Sample

We have some sophisticated infrastructure that allows us to simulate many peer-to-peer systems,...

Date: 02/05/2009

Introducing the DRT SDK Sample

Overview We’ve already had a few posts describing the DRT and what it does, but now we can actually...

Date: 02/03/2009

Building a Distributed Hash Table with the DRT: Part 2

In the previous article in this series, we introduced the concept of a Distributed Hash Table (DHT)...

Date: 01/27/2009

Windows 7 Peer-to-Peer Resources

Hi everyone, I just wanted to post a short list of resources that will help you build peer-to-peer...

Date: 01/27/2009

Building a Distributed Hash Table with the DRT: Part 1

This is the first article in a multi-part series describing a design for a distributed hash table...

Date: 01/09/2009

Peer-To-Peer based Features in Win 7

Perhaps you watch ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. If you do, then you may know it had a...

Date: 11/19/2008

Introducing the Distributed Routing Table in Windows 7

In Windows 7, we’ve added support for key based routing with a new peer-to-peer platform piece...

Date: 11/19/2008

PNRP Extended Payload

There’s a little known, but extremely useful feature of PNRP we call extended payload. Every time I...

Date: 06/23/2008

PNRP and Windows Internet Computer Names on WS08

In case you haven’t noticed, PNRP is available on Windows Server 2008 (WS08). It exists as an...

Date: 06/23/2008

The .Net Addict Discusses PNRP, Bonjour and MDNS

Kevin Hoffman has continued his series about peer-to-peer networking. You can find an index of his...

Date: 06/23/2008

PNRP Performance Counters

We’ve included some really neat performance counters that you can use to monitor PNRP. If you’re an...

Date: 06/23/2008

PNRP in XP SP3

Hi folks!I've been quiet for a little while, but I'm coming back at you now with some posts that...

Date: 06/23/2008

.Net Addict Hooked on P2P

Kevin Hoffman is a big fan of the Windows P2P technologies, and he's writing a series of P2P blog...

Date: 05/05/2008

Making Sense of Traceroute

If you’ve poked around the PNRP netsh contexts (and you probably have if you read this blog) I bet...

Date: 11/07/2007

Get Connected With The .NET Framework 3.5

MSDN Magazine has coverage of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) namespace in the upcoming release of the .NET...

Date: 08/08/2007

PNRP Debugging Guide Part 1

In this installment we’ll talk about failing resolutions, registrations and communication problems...

Date: 07/24/2007

Ping!

When it comes to troubleshooting networking problems nothing is more trusted then ping. It is...

Date: 07/02/2007

PNRP and pnrp.net

The other day I read a forum post explaining that it was easy to block PNRP traffic at the edge of...

Date: 06/15/2007

Understanding PNRP Clouds

In the next few days, I'd like to post portions of the debugging guide that we've been compiling....

Date: 06/12/2007

P2P Case Study: 90 Degree Software

Would you like to know how our customers are using peer-to-peer? We’re writing case studies. The...

Date: 05/15/2007

Teredo at Disneyland

I wanted to follow-up my previous posts with a positive report. I took a well deserved vacation last...

Date: 05/15/2007

Teredo at the Library

Last week I took my vista laptop to the library to catch up on some work. I discovered two more...

Date: 04/18/2007

MSDN Forum

We have our own forum! Peer-to-Peer Networking:...

Date: 04/13/2007

Teredo and the PNRP Global Cloud

Most applications that use the Windows Peer-to-Peer applications require use the global cloud for...

Date: 03/21/2007

Setting up a Private PNRP Global Cloud

A PNRP cloud is a collection of computers participating in PNRP name lookups and registrations. PNRP...

Date: 03/17/2007

Whitepapers and presentations

You can find a good list of whitepapers and presentations on our P2P technologies at...

Date: 03/13/2007

Writing Peer-to-Peer Applications Using .NET, Part 1 (PNRP)

The March CTP of the .Net Framework (codenamed “Orcas”) was released earlier this month. In the CTP...

Date: 03/12/2007

Welcome!

Welcome to the P2P team blog. On this blog, we wil post tips and tricks on using various aspects of...

Date: 02/16/2007