can I connect two computers using sockets

[ngr]

I am wanting to develop an application whereas two computers chat back and
forth.

The scenario is that I have a process running on both computers, which pass
information to each other as they go about processing their jobs -

I am aware that one computer has to act as server, and the other as client.
I did oncemanage to get something running with winsock, but now I am using
VB.NET2005 and sockets appear to have taken the place of winsock.

Please can anyone advise or point me to somewhere, so I know how to obtain a
constant connection and then pass information back and forth.

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

Tf

 

[Guest]

Please can anyone advise or point me to somewhere, so I know how to
obtain a constant connection and then pass information back and forth.

Standard sockets are bi-directional.

Take a look at TCPClient and Socket classes in .NET

 

[Guest]

I would suggest the System.Runtime.Remoting namespace. There are a number of
good articles on the subject and even a book or two. Start here:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/webservices/aa740645.aspx

 

[Guest]

I would suggest the System.Runtime.Remoting namespace. There are a
number of good articles on the subject and even a book or two. Start
here: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/webservices/aa740645.aspx

Remoting is pretty much obsoleted by WCF - if the OP is going to build a
new network application, WCF is better route to go.

 

[RickH]

I am wanting to develop an application whereas two computers chat back and
forth.

The scenario is that I have a process running on both computers, which pass
information to each other as they go about processing their jobs -

I am aware that one computer has to act as server, and the other as client.
I did oncemanage to get something running with winsock, but now I am using
VB.NET2005 and sockets appear to have taken the place of winsock.

Please can anyone advise or point me to somewhere, so I know how to obtain a
constant connection and then pass information back and forth.

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

Tf

You want to get whats called a "crossover" cable. It looks like a
regular cat5 ethernet cable in all respects except it's wired a little
differently to go direct from network card to network card. Or you
can get a small cheap 4 port hub and connect both computers to it with
regular ethernet cables. Once you can ping across then you can load
IIS or whatever and do client/server or web or tcp or dcom, etc.

 

[Guest]

You want to get whats called a "crossover" cable. It looks like a
regular cat5 ethernet cable in all respects except it's wired a little
differently to go direct from network card to network card. Or you
can get a small cheap 4 port hub and connect both computers to it with
regular ethernet cables. Once you can ping across then you can load
IIS or whatever and do client/server or web or tcp or dcom, etc.

I found that the new Intel network cards on laptops in fact have auto-cross
over. The cross over cables maybe a thing of the past soon