A free, general purpose package that simplifies Windows Sockets programming. For developers new to Internet software development, SocketWrench greatly reduces the learning curve typically associated with socket programming and TCP/IP in general. The SocketWrench components are available as 16-bit Visual Basic controls (VBXs) as well as 16-bit and 32-bit ActiveX controls (OCXs) and can be used in a wide variety of development languages.