C socket programming - port number inheritance.

[Sebouh]

Hi guys. I have a question about sockets. It appears that the accept function returns a socket descriptor after creating a new socket handler. This new handler inherits the properties of the socket passed to accept, including the bound port number.
I was wondering if it's possible to change this port number so each socket uses it's own port.

Thanks.

[gpraghuram]

Hi guys. I have a question about sockets. It appears that the accept function returns a socket descriptor after creating a new socket handler. This new handler inherits the properties of the socket passed to accept, including the bound port number.
I was wondering if it's possible to change this port number so each socket uses it's own port.

Thanks.

Socket communication is confined to the port and a server will be l=listening in that port to accept connectons.
I thinkit is better to open a new connection with different port and i dont think so you can change tghe port number of the accepted socket port

Raghuram

[Sebouh]

Socket communication is confined to the port and a server will be l=listening in that port to accept connectons.
I thinkit is better to open a new connection with different port and i dont think so you can change tghe port number of the accepted socket port

Raghuram

So if a server communicates with multiple clients concurrently, it does so through the same port no matter what? Won't that create some sort of congestion?

[gpraghuram]

So if a server communicates with multiple clients concurrently, it does so through the same port no matter what? Won't that create some sort of congestion?

Then you may want to create a server listening at every port.
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Raghuram