How Do I Make a Socket

How Do I Make a Socket

Each socket has a specific address. This address is composed of an IP address and a port number. … The server creates a socket, attaches it to a network port addresses then waits for the client to contact it. The client creates a socket and then attempts to connect to the server socket.

How socket is created?

Each socket has a specific address. This address is composed of an IP address and a port number. … The server creates a socket, attaches it to a network port addresses then waits for the client to contact it. The client creates a socket and then attempts to connect to the server socket.

How do I create a socket connection?

  1. Create a socket with the socket() function;
  2. Bind the socket to an address using the bind() function;
  3. Listen for connections with the listen() function;
  4. Accept a connection with the accept() function system call.
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