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10051 "Network is unreachable."

WSAENETUNREACH (Winsock error number: 10051)

Microsoft say this about Winsock error 10051 - WSAENETUNREACH:

A socket operation was attempted to an unreachable network. This usually means the local software knows no route to reach the remote host.

Full details of Winsock TCP error 10051 - WSAENETUNREACH:

Berkeley description: A socket operation was attempted to an unreachable network.

WinSock description: Almost same as Berkeley. For WinSock, this error is equivalent to Berkeley's EHOSTUNREACH error, the catch-all error for unreachable hosts. "You can't get there from here."

TCP/IP scenario: The local network system could generate this error if there isn't a default route configured. Typically, though, WinSock generates this error when it receives a "host unreachable" ICMP message from a router. The ICMP message means that a router can't forward the IP datagram, possibly because it didn't get a response to the ARP request (which might mean the destination host is down). Note: this error may also result if you are trying to send a multicast packet and the default gateway does not support multicast (check your interface configuration).

User suggestions: Try to ping the destination host, to see if you get the same results (chances are, you will). Check the destination address itself; is it the one you wanted to go to? Check whether you have a router configured in your network system (your WinSock implementation). Do a traceroute to try to determine where the failure occurs along the route between your host and the destination host.

   
This page is designed to help you to understand Winsock TCP error 10051. It will not necessarily mean you can instantly fix issues when your computer tells you that Winsock is having problems with code 10051, rather it will give you the necessary background information to help solve the matter.

Programming declarations for 10051 (WSAENETUNREACH):

C#
long WSAENETUNREACH = 10051 ;

VB.net
Dim WSAENETUNREACH As Long = 10051

VB6
Dim WSAENETUNREACH As Long
WSAENETUNREACH = 10051