Multiple socket clients

[Markgoldin]

Here is code I am using to create a socket listener:
public void Run()

{

go = true;

Random rand = new Random();

// Buffer for reading data

Byte[] bytes = new Byte[1024];

String data = null;

while (go)

{

TcpClient tcpc = FromAnotherClas s.tcpl.AcceptTc pClient(); //accept
connection

data = null;

// Get a stream object for reading and writing

NetworkStream stream = tcpc.GetStream( );

// Loop to receive all the data sent by the client.

int i;

while ((i = stream.Read(byt es, 0, bytes.Length)) != 0)

{

// Translate data bytes to a ASCII string.

data = System.Text.Enc oding.ASCII.Get String(bytes, 0, i);

// Process the data sent by the client.

if (data != "")

{

System.Console. WriteLine(data) ;

}

}

Thread.Sleep(10 00 + rand.Next(2000) );

}

}

My question is can this code handle connections from multiple clients?

Or should I have a separate listener for each client?



Thanks for help.

[Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )]

Re: Multiple socket clients

>
My question is can this code handle connections from multiple clients?
>
Or  should I have a separate listener for each client?

You need to have one thread listening for connection, and when a
connection is received a new thread is spawned to handle it.

I have posted similar code in the past, it's very easily done with a
Sync Queue.

Look in the archive or post back if you do not find my old posts

[Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )]

Re: Multiple socket clients

found the post:

while(true)
{
Socket s = listener1.Accep tSocket();
syncedQueue.Enq ueue( s );
new Thread( new ThreadStart( workerMethod) ).Start();
}

workerMethod()
{
Socket s = syncedQueue.Deq ueue();
}

You have to use a synced queue though:

syncedqueue = Queue.Synchoniz e( new Queue() );

[Markgoldin]

Re: Multiple socket clients

This is a bit above my head. How do I pull data from it?


"Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )" <ignacio.machin @gmail.comwrote in
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found the post:
>
while(true)
{
Socket s = listener1.Accep tSocket();
syncedQueue.Enq ueue( s );
new Thread( new ThreadStart( workerMethod) ).Start();
}
>
workerMethod()
{
Socket s = syncedQueue.Deq ueue();
}
>
You have to use a synced queue though:
>
syncedqueue = Queue.Synchoniz e( new Queue() );