I don't know exactly what socket means. A server runs on a specific computer and has a socket that is bound to a specific port number. The server just waits, listening to the socket for a client …

113 A socket is a pseudo-file that represents a network connection. Once a socket has been created (identifying the other host and port), writes to that socket are turned into network …

Sep 30, 2008 · An endpoint (socket) is defined by the combination of a network address and a port identifier. Note that address/port does not completely identify a socket (more on this later). …

Socket is a software mechanism provided by the operating system. Like its name implies, you can think of it like an "electrical outlet" or some electrical connector, even though socket is not a …

I've been trying to wrap my head around how sockets work, and I've been trying to pick apart some sample code I found at this page for a very simple client socket program. Since this is …

Can anybody provide me some sample example on Client and server connection using sockets in C++. I have gone through some tutorials now i want to implement it. How to start ?

AF_INET is an a ddress f amily that is used to designate the type of addresses that your socket can communicate with (in this case, Internet Protocol v4 addresses). When you create a …

Most socket libraries, however, are so used to programmers neglecting to use this piece of etiquette that normally a close is the same as shutdown(); close(). So in most situations, an …

Nov 14, 2012 · 41 I'm learning about network programming in Unix and currently trying to understand the concept of socket and file descriptors. From what I have understood a file …

Jul 22, 2009 · Intention of this post is to cover all the basic ideas required when developing a socket application and discuss the best practices. Here are the basic things that you will see …