C# Signature:

    [DllImport("ws2_32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = true)]
    public static extern int closesocket(IntPtr s);

VB Signature:

Declare Function closesocket Lib "ws2_32.dll" (TODO) As TODO

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Sample Code:

static public void CloseSock(Socket sck)
{
    //you may add sck.Shutdown(SocketShutdown.Both);
    // to close the receiving and sending functions of the socket
    closesocket(sck.Handle);  
}

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