Hi,I want to use the windows TCP/IP stack. But I do not want the data tobe routedto ethernet layer. I want to read this data & route to my application. Similarly TCP/IP stack should receive the data from my application but not from ethernet.Any help would of great use.Thanks!

Is it client and server component on same box? if that's the case, data will not hit to ethernet layer.If we look at 7 OSI layer, all layer will only talk to layer either side, which mean TCP is transport layer protcol and it can talk to network layer and session layer, it cannot talk to ethernet layer directly.Please be more clear, what you are trying to achieve.

I am looking for a provision to read the data at IP layer of TCP/IP stack i.e. the packet initiated at application layer will have headers of all the layers added to it & once it reaches IP layer I want to use this data without involving ethernet layer. In the same wayI want to write data to IP layer which should reach the application layer through TCP/IP stack. Does windows allow the interaction with individual layers like this where the data should never reach ethernet adapter. To be more specific I want toknow ifit is possible to usewindows provided TCP/IP stack where the trasferring medium is not ethernet.