What exactly is Socket - Stack Overflow
I don't know exactly what socket means. A server runs on a specific computer and has a socket that is bound to a specific port number. The server just waits, listening to the socket for a client to...
What is the difference between a port and a socket?
Sep 30, 2008 · An endpoint (socket) is defined by the combination of a network address and a port identifier. Note that address/port does not completely identify a socket (more on this later). The …
networking - What is a socket? - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange
113 A socket is a pseudo-file that represents a network connection. Once a socket has been created (identifying the other host and port), writes to that socket are turned into network packets that get …
network programming - Understanding socket basics - Stack Overflow
A "raw socket" is an end-point on, more or less, the physical transport. They're seldom used in applications programming, but sometimes used for various diagnostic things (traceroute, ping, …
python - socket.shutdown vs socket.close - Stack Overflow
Jan 3, 2009 · sock.shutdown(socket.SHUT_RDWR) sock.close() What exactly is the purpose of calling shutdown on the socket and then closing it? If it makes a difference, this socket is being used for non …
Unicast UDP socket tx buffer fills awaiting ARP
Oct 7, 2024 · In the case of S3, after removing the OUTPUT block, the tx buffer of the socket on v12 rapidly fills up with unicast packets bound for 12.1 and this blocks any further writes of both unicast …
Python Socket Programming: recv and recvfrom - Stack Overflow
Highly confusing. Dealing with DNS UDP (DATAGRAM) I have been using recvfrom (1024) and received between 1024 and 4096 in size. So it seems in that use case the parameter is only a hint? In the …
Socket and file descriptors - Stack Overflow
Nov 14, 2012 · 41 I'm learning about network programming in Unix and currently trying to understand the concept of socket and file descriptors. From what I have understood a file descriptor is simply a …
Python handling socket.error: [Errno 104] Connection reset by peer
Python handling socket.error: [Errno 104] Connection reset by peer Asked 12 years, 3 months ago Modified 8 months ago Viewed 441k times
difference between socket programming and Http programming
Feb 27, 2013 · Socket programming is a kind of middleware, residing between the application layer and the TCP layer. It's able to carry anything present in the application layer; even HTTP data.