Socket vs TCP socket

[puzzlecracker]

I need to talk to another application by sending a byte array across
the wire. In fact, the application sitting on the other end of the
wire is reads byte stream using c sockets ( not sure if language
interoperabilit y is relevant here). I am debating whether i should
add a layer and use TCPSocket class or use an old-fashion row socket
class. I am using .net 2.0.

What is ongoing practice?

Thanks

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Re: Socket vs TCP socket

Hi,

you can use a TCPClient/TCPServer if you only need
to run on a TCP/IP connection. But if you want to control
any aspect of the communication, you can use the Socket
class. I personally use TCPClient/Server for most of my
applications. You dont have to care what the language on
the other end of the socket is, since the socket will get a
byte stream (if you use tsream sockets!), and the TCP/IP
protocol and its stacks have to take care of the flow,
integrity, etc,..

The only thing you should take care of is about stuff
like Text (UNICODE/ANSI), the other end should
know how it must parse the byte-stream to handle it
the right way,...


Regards

Kerem

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>I need to talk to another application by sending a byte array across
the wire. In fact, the application sitting on the other end of the
wire is reads byte stream using c sockets ( not sure if language
interoperabilit y is relevant here). I am debating whether i should
add a layer and use TCPSocket class or use an old-fashion row socket
class. I am using .net 2.0.
>
What is ongoing practice?
>
Thanks

[Peter Duniho]

Re: Socket vs TCP socket

On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:15:53 -0700, puzzlecracker <ironsel2000@gm ail.com>
wrote:

I need to talk to another application by sending a byte array across
the wire. In fact, the application sitting on the other end of the
wire is reads byte stream using c sockets ( not sure if language
interoperabilit y is relevant here). I am debating whether i should
add a layer and use TCPSocket class or use an old-fashion row socket
class. I am using .net 2.0.
>
What is ongoing practice?

I'm not aware of any class named "TCPSocket" .

The Socket class should work fine. There's also TcpListener and
TcpClient, but IMHO they don't really add that much to the Socket class.

Pete