IsAddrInUse Method

This method will check to see if the IP and port specified are currently in use by attempting to bind a socket using them. 

HRESULT IsAddrInUse(
 [in]   long lIP,
 [in]   long lPort
);

Parameters

lIP

the IP address

lPort

the TCP port

Return Values

a standard HRESULT value.  The method will succeed if the socket is successfully bound, or an error otherwise.

Remarks

The IP address should be in a standard packed 4 byte integer.


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