Re: Socket Help

[Scott Klement <klemscot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Telnet to the server port from a PC telnet program.  You should be able
to interact directly with the server program and see what's being sent
or received.

If you can't do that, another solution is to write some sort of a 
proxy that simply passes the data it receives across, in both directions, 
then have it log what transpires, but that can be tricky if you're new
to socket programming, and have no idea how to write the proxy. :)

I've used both of these methods, and have always been able to determine
the problem with them.

Another possibility (which I HAVENT tried) would be a packet sniffer that
lets you view the actual data as it flies over the LAN...  

If all else fails, post your code here, and I'll look at it.



On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, Hatzenbeler, Tim wrote:

> This is my first attempt at writing a socket server, and it works sorta...
> Nearly all of the code was taken from the 'I didn't know I could do that
> book :) '
> 
> Version 3 code (Multiple clients, 1 server) the server would write the
> requests to a prtf, and an audit log to a prtf.  But I'm trying to pass the
> results back to the client.
> 
> So I added what I thought would be the correct code to the server (WRITE)
> and to the client a (READ) command, but the client just seems to freeze.
> 
> The server is working fine, because If I open another client and use the
> ENDSV command the server completes normally.  So either the write is not
> writing anything, or the read is looking at the wrong spot or something...
> 
> So I was wondering if any one had any suggestions, or even a way on the 400
> to monitor that port to see if any data is present...
>  
> tia, tim
> 

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