23.6. Client/Server Interaction with Stream-Socket Connections

Figures 23.1 and 23.2 use the classes and techniques discussed in the previous two sections to construct a simple client/server chat application. The server waits for a client’s request to make a connection. When a client application connects to the server, the server application sends a String to the client, indicating that the connection was successful. The client then displays a message notifying the user that a connection has been established.

Figure 23.1. Server portion of a client/server stream-socket connection.
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					' Fig. 23.1: FrmChatServer.vb
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					' Set up a server that will receive a connection from a client, send a
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					' string to the client, chat with the client and close the ...

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