simple tcp socket programming

[Roger Oberholtzer]

On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 23:39:45 +0800
"M.W. Chang" <mwchang at i-cable.com> wrote:

> >       server.sin_port = htons((short) port);
> > 
> >       /* Set any socket/protocol options */
> >       int on = 1;
> >       setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, (char *) &on,
> >       sizeof(on));
> >>     if (bind(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&server, sizeof server) < 0) {
> 
> Thank you. Worked like a charm.

Great. BTW, the socket option for reusing the address may or may not be
needed. If the client and server will be on the same machine it will be
needed. So I usually just do it. However, if the two sides will always be on
a different machine, it may not be needed.

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