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Leopard Technical Q&As
Networking capabilities in Mac OS X include support for the major protocols and services. Developers can gain access to them through sockets and Core Services, as well as through the higher-level Carbon and Cocoa APIs.
Provides a guided introduction to developing network-capable applications for Mac OS X.   Essential information for developers using Apple's networking environment.   API references organized by framework.
Networking Topics
AirPort/802.11
Apple's wireless network technology, based on the IEEE 802.11 standards. 		 
Bonjour
A networking technology for registering services for easy access by applications. 		 
Carbon
C APIs for adding networking features to Carbon applications.
Cocoa
Objective-C APIs that support networking features in Cocoa applications. 		 
Core Foundation
Protocols and services that support networking using Core Foundation. 		 
Darwin
Low-level open source networking and communication technologies.
Hardware & Drivers
Resources for developing network devices and software to access them. 		 
Internet & Web
Resources for creating Internet and web applications, services, or content. 		 
Mac OS X Server
Protocols and services that support networking for server-related products.
Printing
Support for networked printers. 		 
Security
Programming interfaces for secure communication over a network. 		 
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