| CreateEndPoint | Creates an IPEndPoint for the specified host name and port number. |
| CreateSocket | Creates a Socket for the specified port and protocol. |
| GetDefaultIPStack | Gets the default IP stack for this system. |
| GetInterfaceIPStack | Derives the desired IPStack from the "interface" setting in the connection string key/value pairs. If interface is not specified, IPStack is derived from the server value in connectionStringEntries |
| IsDestinationReachable | Determines if the specified UDP destination is listening for data. |
| IsIPv6IP | Determines if the specified ipAddress is an IPv6 IP. |
| IsLocalAddress | Determines if an IP address (or DNS name) is a local IP address. Method could fail if machine has DNS issues. |
| IsMulticastIP | Determines if the specified ipAddress is a multicast IP. |
| IsPortNumberValid | Determines whether the specified port is valid. |