How to create an FTP client in VB.NET

The FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is one of the oldest and most popular ways of transferring files from one computer to another over a TCP network such as the internet. It is a Client/Server based protocol based on cear-text authentication. To get a detailed idea of what FTP is and how it is used, refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Transfer_Protocol

Network programming in VB.NET and C#

The .NET framework provides an extensive set of functions to enable network programming using the objects in System.Net and System.Net.Socket namespaces. Let us look into some basic network concepts that we need to develop, say a chat program or a remote-signaling application in .NET.