winsock

is there a way to have multiple connects to one address using one winsock control? like a chat program.

You will have to have an array of winsocks...
Set Winsock(0) to Listen, and when there is a connection request, load a new winsock.
You can most defentaly find an example on http://www.planetsourcecode.com

even if i'm trying to download files?

by having a winsock array each one acts independantly so that you could be transfering a file from CompA on one winsock and chatting with CompB on another.

The winsock(0) is only used to "transfer" incomming connections to new winsock controls which you would load at runtime as need requires.

Obviously, all connections share the available bandwidth so if you have lots of them then each one will be relatively slow.