NetworkStream example

gistfile1.cs

string host = "google.com";
string page = "/search?q=networkstream";

// This is the simplest way of getting a NetworkStream back. It can also be
// done at a lower level using your own Socket class and the options you
// require.
TcpClient tcp = new TcpClient();
tcp.Connect(host, 80);
NetworkStream stream = tcp.GetStream();

// Send a HTTP request
byte[] data = Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(string.Format("GET {0} HTTP/1.0{1}{1}", page, "\r\n"));
stream.Write(data, 0, data.Length);

// Get the returned data in 1k chunks.
byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
int i = stream.Read(buffer, 0, 1024);
StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
while (i > 0)
{
	builder.Append(Encoding.Unicode.GetString(buffer));
	i = stream.Read(buffer, 0, 1024);
}

// Write out to a file. NB the server header will be contained in this file too.
using (StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(@"c:\out.html"))
	writer.Write(builder.ToString());