It can be great to use the Winsock samples that are provided in the SDK\samples directory. However, for every plus there is a minus and the minus here is the potential errors that can arise. If you are having Winsock layered service provider issues, it MAY be related to the use of Winsock samples. Check out the free Winsock LSP resource page here on Komodia.com.
Chris
A feature that is supported on Windows Vista is Winsock tracing.  It may be enabled with retail binaries to trace socket events without a heavy overhead. The purpose for this addition to retail tracing to Winsock is in order to make better capabilities for developers available. Be sure to check out Komodia’s free LSP Winsock guide.
Chris
Komodia is THE source online for all your Winsock LSP questions. It does not matter if you are looking for how to write LSP or even how to determine if you are using LSP, this is the place to be. Komodia has a free LSP resource page and a free Winsock LSP guide.
Chris
Windows seven hook Winsock can be performed in number of ways:
Barak
Winsock hooking, is a method which can be used to replace Winsock LSP, NDIS, WFP, TDI. It has advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that it doesn’t require any kind of installation, the disadvantage is that you need to have a hooking/detouring package which cost money.
Barak
Hook Winsock API, can be done in various ways including: Winsock LSP, TDI, NDIS, Hooks, WFP. Which one is correct for you? it depends on what you plan to do, so it’s recommended you read about the technologies.
Barak