Alt Winsock ActiveX - Version 1.0.1 The Alt Winsock ActiveX 1.0.1 is an activex component for software developers. This activex component is a replacement version for the classic version of the winsock component. With this winsock activex component you can get the remote port, get the remote host, get the local port, get the local host, set the protocol, listen, and much more.