Hello,

I've ran into the following problem - using a TcpClient from a craddled
PocketPC lets you connect to any address without throwing an exception, even
if the address does not exist. This happens only if the device is craddled
and synchronized with ActiveSync 4.

From a craddled PocketPC 2003 SE, CF 2.0, both real device and emulator, the
following code:

  Dim client As New TcpClient
  client.Connect("192.168.2.21", 9876)

works for any address without throwing an exception for wrong addresses.

Adding the lines (to verify if a connection has actually been created):

  Dim stream As Stream = client.GetStream()
  stream.WriteByte(0)
  stream.Flush()

solves the problem (meaning I get a transport exception), but only when
stepping through the code in the debugger. Running the code directly again
results in no exception.

Is there any way to check more thoroughly if the connection actually exists?

Thank you.