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visual c++ socket programming

Hi,

I'm new to socket programming as well as visual c++....I would like to create a simple client socket on windows that will connect to a server socket running on Linux. I've been reading the web, and am now confused between winsock and CAsyncSocket.

Can anyone help me on how I should get started? Which should I use? Any sample codes on very simple client/server connection? Maybe echo back a simple line of text?

thanx!

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Svetlin_Panayotov

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jade03

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So, if I have a server, then a client connected to the server, then a GUI that will connect to the client, is it considered peer-to-peer between the GUI and the client? And will the connection code be similar to a normal client and server code?

Svetlin_Panayotov

Well it's better to look at the client and the GUI as a whole thing - but if you prefer it this way - yes - the code that connects the GUI and the client is "kind of" p2p.But if I got your question right - the client and the GUI are on the same machine - so they can communicate with windows messages, events, callbacks etc.

Svetlin

jade03

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actually, I won't be implementing the client myself, but I think it will be running on Linux, and the GUI will be running on windows. So, can I still connect to the client using regular client/server socket connection?

Svetlin_Panayotov

Yes - you should be able to.

jade03

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Thanx for all the tips, Svetlin! :)

Svetlin_Panayotov

You're welcome :)