Socket Server

In this project I will attempt to build a small socket server from scratch. The aim of the project is to prepare me for another bigger project (HTTP Server from scratch).

Usage

Last updates: 11/7/2024

This only works on windows. make sure to run server.c file then use telnet to establish a connection:

$ telnet remotehostname 3030

where the remotehostname is your device name (Click here to find it).

you should see a hello world message sent then the connection will be lost.

Hello world!

Connection to host lost.

TODO

• implement a small server that sends hello world
• implement multi-threading to accept and handle multiple connections
• implement a client to send messages back to server
• implement clients that communicates between each other (chatbox)
• Ensure Proper Error handling
• Ensure that this program works on both IPv4 and IPv6 (IP Agnostic)

Last updates: 11/7/2024

References

• Beej Network Guide
• Tallyhawk Winsock Windows Examples
• Microsoft winsock2 documentation