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10050 "Network is down."

WSAENETDOWN (Winsock error number: 10050)

Microsoft say this about Winsock error 10050 - WSAENETDOWN:

A socket operation encountered a dead network. This could indicate a serious failure of the network system (that is, the protocol stack that the Windows Sockets DLL runs over), the network interface, or the local network itself.

Full details of Winsock TCP error 10050 - WSAENETDOWN:

Berkeley description: A socket operation encountered a dead network.

WinSock description: Same as Berkeley. As you can see from the comprehensive list of WinSock functions, this error is the catch-all. When it occurs, it could indicate a serious failure of your network system (i.e. the protocol stack that the WinSock DLL runs over).

User suggestions: Check your WinSock, protocol stack, network driver and network interface card configuration. Note that this error occurs rarely since a WinSock implementation cannot reliably detect hardware problems.

   
This page is designed to help you to understand Winsock TCP error 10050. It will not necessarily mean you can instantly fix issues when your computer tells you that Winsock is having problems with code 10050, rather it will give you the necessary background information to help solve the matter.

Programming declarations for 10050 (WSAENETDOWN):

C#
long WSAENETDOWN = 10050 ;

VB.net
Dim WSAENETDOWN As Long = 10050

VB6
Dim WSAENETDOWN As Long
WSAENETDOWN = 10050