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  1. 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...

  2. 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 …

  3. 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 …

  4. Socket Programming in C++ - Stack Overflow

    Can anybody provide me some sample example on Client and server connection using sockets in C++. I have gone through some tutorials now i want to implement it. How to start ?

  5. python - socket.shutdown vs socket.close - Stack Overflow

    Jan 3, 2009 · Most socket libraries, however, are so used to programmers neglecting to use this piece of etiquette that normally a close is the same as shutdown(); close(). So in most situations, an explicit …

  6. network programming - Understanding socket basics - Stack Overflow

    Socket is a software mechanism provided by the operating system. Like its name implies, you can think of it like an "electrical outlet" or some electrical connector, even though socket is not a physical …

  7. What is AF_INET in socket programming? - Stack Overflow

    AF_INET is an a ddress f amily that is used to designate the type of addresses that your socket can communicate with (in this case, Internet Protocol v4 addresses). When you create a socket, you …

  8. Any difference between socket connection and tcp connection?

    A socket contains an IP address and port and it could only connect to another socket, but an IP address and port in the same machine could be connected with many other IP addresses and ports with TCP …

  9. difference between socket programming and Http programming

    Feb 27, 2013 · 2 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.

  10. Python handling socket.error: [Errno 104] Connection reset by peer

    Python handling socket.error: [Errno 104] Connection reset by peer Asked 12 years ago Modified 5 months ago Viewed 440k times