A library that displays an IP address and the name using sockets

In this recipe, we will be building a .NET Standard 2.0 class library that displays the IP address of the current machine you are on. Then, we will be creating an application that uses the library.

Getting ready

Make sure you have the latest Visual Studio 2017 installed and configured for creating a .NET Standard 2.0 library before you start building the library.

How to do it...

1. Open Visual Studio 2017.
2. Click File | Project to create a project. 
3. In the New Project dialog box, expand the Other Project Types node in the left pane and select Visual Studio Solutions. In the right pane, select Blank Solution.

4. In the Name: textbox, type Chapter7.Networking and in the Location: textbox select a path from the drop-down box or click on the Browse... button to locate a path:

5. Click OK.
6. Now your Solution Explorer (Ctrl + Alt + L) should look like this:

7. Now, click the right mouse button on the Chapter7.Networking label in theSolution Explorer and...