File Transfer using C# Socket

File transfer using C# socket is Client-Server combined process and quite complex too. This process we can divide in three phases.

1. Preparation stage for Server and Client.
2. Establish communication channel to send-receive data between Client and Server.
3. Break the communication channel and release all resources.

Phase 1, Preparation: In that phase server and client both prepared to send some data.

At Server: Server makes an object of IPEndPoint class with some Port number with some IP address. Then creates a socket object with Internetwork family with protocol type IP(or IDP or else) to transfer Stream type data. At last bind this socket objects with that IPEndPoint object and place socket in listen mode to accept client request.

At Client: Client makes another IPEndPoint object with Server IP address and same port number. Then creates a socket object as same as Server socket object in same way. After completing these client reads a file and stores bytes data in a byte array object.

Phase 2, Establish communication and transfer data: Now client socket tries to connect to server socket which was in listen mode. When server socket get requests from client then it accept request and established connection between server and client by producing a new socket object. Next data transmission operation continues by that new socket object.

When new client socket request accepted by server and connection established then client send byte data by “socket-object. Send()” method to server and at server end these data received by “socket-object. Receive()” method. When data successfully received at server end, server saves these bytes in a file using byte data stream.

For large file, “these data read at client -send to server-receive at server end - save received data at server end” these steps are perform repeatedly until client reach at EOF (End Of File). But in this program only small file covered for this no need of looping, for this type of example read my “Send 2GB file using TCP socket” article.

Phase 3, Break communication channel and release resources: When last slice of byte data saved at server, client and server close the socket object and release all resource like file stream, socket object etc.

By that way a file transferred from client to server. But there has no way to call a client from server and send file. My example describe how to send file from client to server but can you imagine how opposite done? Yes if you able learn client to server data transfer properly then it is very easy. Try your self first, if failed then try it again and continue at least three times, then you will able to do it. But….but again failed then ask me I will help you about it :-).

For Client code url is:

http://rapidshare.com/files/269517016/FT_Client_Console.zip

For Server code url is:

http://rapidshare.com/files/269517017/FT_Server_Console.zip

Client Code:

[C#]

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;
using System.IO;
namespace Client_Socket
{
//FILE TRANSFER USING C#.NET SOCKET - CLIENT
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
try
{
Console.WriteLine("That program can transfer small file. I've test up to 850kb file");
IPAddress[] ipAddress = Dns.GetHostAddresses("localhost");
IPEndPoint ipEnd = new IPEndPoint(ipAddress[0], 5656);
Socket clientSock = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.IP);


string fileName = "Your File Name";
string filePath = "Your File Path";
byte[] fileNameByte = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(fileName);

byte[] fileData = File.ReadAllBytes(filePath + fileName);
byte[] clientData = new byte[4 + fileNameByte.Length + fileData.Length];
byte[] fileNameLen = BitConverter.GetBytes(fileNameByte.Length);

fileNameLen.CopyTo(clientData, 0);
fileNameByte.CopyTo(clientData, 4);
fileData.CopyTo(clientData, 4 + fileNameByte.Length);

clientSock.Connect(ipEnd);
clientSock.Send(clientData);
Console.WriteLine("File:{0} has been sent.", fileName);
clientSock.Close();
Console.ReadLine();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("File Sending fail." + ex.Message);
}

}
}
}

[Visual Basic]

Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Net
Imports System.Net.Sockets
Imports System.IO
Namespace Client_Socket
'FILE TRANSFER USING C#.NET SOCKET - CLIENT
Class Program
Private Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())
Try
Console.WriteLine("That program can transfer small file. I've test up to 850kb file")
Dim ipAddress As IPAddress() = Dns.GetHostAddresses("localhost")
Dim ipEnd As New IPEndPoint(ipAddress(0), 5656)
Dim clientSock As New Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.IP)


Dim fileName As String = "Your File Name"
Dim filePath As String = "Your File Path"
Dim fileNameByte As Byte() = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(fileName)

Dim fileData As Byte() = File.ReadAllBytes(filePath + fileName)
Dim clientData As Byte() = New Byte(4 + fileNameByte.Length + (fileData.Length - 1)) {}
Dim fileNameLen As Byte() = BitConverter.GetBytes(fileNameByte.Length)

fileNameLen.CopyTo(clientData, 0)
fileNameByte.CopyTo(clientData, 4)
fileData.CopyTo(clientData, 4 + fileNameByte.Length)

clientSock.Connect(ipEnd)
clientSock.Send(clientData)
Console.WriteLine("File:{0} has been sent.", fileName)
clientSock.Close()
Console.ReadLine()
Catch ex As Exception
Console.WriteLine("File Sending fail." & ex.Message)
End Try

End Sub
End Class
End Namespace


Server Code:
[C#]

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;
using System.IO;
namespace beginSocketServer
{
//FILE TRANSFER USING C#.NET SOCKET - SERVER
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
try
{
Console.WriteLine("That program can transfer small file. I've test up to 850kb file");
IPEndPoint ipEnd = new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, 5656);
Socket sock = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.IP);
sock.Bind(ipEnd);
sock.Listen(100);
Socket clientSock = sock.Accept();

byte[] clientData = new byte[1024 * 5000];
string receivedPath = "e:/";

int receivedBytesLen = clientSock.Receive(clientData);

int fileNameLen = BitConverter.ToInt32(clientData, 0);
string fileName = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(clientData, 4, fileNameLen);

Console.WriteLine("Client:{0} connected & File {1} started received.", clientSock.RemoteEndPoint, fileName);

BinaryWriter bWrite = new BinaryWriter(File.Open(receivedPath + fileName, FileMode.Append)); ;
bWrite.Write(clientData, 4 + fileNameLen, receivedBytesLen - 4 - fileNameLen);

Console.WriteLine("File: {0} received & saved at path: {1}", fileName, receivedPath);

bWrite.Close();
clientSock.Close();
Console.ReadLine();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("File Receiving fail." + ex.Message);
}
}
}
}

[Visual Basic]

Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Net
Imports System.Net.Sockets
Imports System.IO
Namespace beginSocketServer
'FILE TRANSFER USING C#.NET SOCKET - SERVER
Class Program
Private Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())
Try
Console.WriteLine("That program can transfer small file. I've test up to 850kb file")
Dim ipEnd As New IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, 5656)
Dim sock As New Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.IP)
sock.Bind(ipEnd)
sock.Listen(100)
Dim clientSock As Socket = sock.Accept()

Dim clientData As Byte() = New Byte(1024 5000 - 1) {}
Dim receivedPath As String = "e:/"

Dim receivedBytesLen As Integer = clientSock.Receive(clientData)

Dim fileNameLen As Integer = BitConverter.ToInt32(clientData, 0)
Dim fileName As String = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(clientData, 4, fileNameLen)

Console.WriteLine("Client:{0} connected & File {1} started received.", clientSock.RemoteEndPoint, fileName)

Dim bWrite As New BinaryWriter(File.Open(receivedPath + fileName, FileMode.Append))


bWrite.Write(clientData, 4 + fileNameLen, receivedBytesLen - 4 - fileNameLen)

Console.WriteLine("File: {0} received & saved at path: {1}", fileName, receivedPath)

bWrite.Close()
clientSock.Close()
Console.ReadLine()
Catch ex As Exception
Console.WriteLine("File Receiving fail." & ex.Message)
End Try
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace

File Transfer using C# Socket

File transfer using C# socket is Client-Server combined process and quite complex too. This process we can divide in three phases.

1. Preparation stage for Server and Client.
2. Establish communication channel to send-receive data between Client and Server.
3. Break the communication channel and release all resources.

Phase 1, Preparation: In that phase server and client both prepared to send some data.

At Server: Server makes an object of IPEndPoint class with some Port number with some IP address. Then creates a socket object with Internetwork family with protocol type IP(or IDP or else) to transfer Stream type data. At last bind this socket objects with that IPEndPoint object and place socket in listen mode to accept client request.

At Client: Client makes another IPEndPoint object with Server IP address and same port number. Then creates a socket object as same as Server socket object in same way. After completing these client reads a file and stores bytes data in a byte array object.

Phase 2, Establish communication and transfer data: Now client socket tries to connect to server socket which was in listen mode. When server socket get requests from client then it accept request and established connection between server and client by producing a new socket object. Next data transmission operation continues by that new socket object.

When new client socket request accepted by server and connection established then client send byte data by “socket-object. Send()” method to server and at server end these data received by “socket-object. Receive()” method. When data successfully received at server end, server saves these bytes in a file using byte data stream.

For large file, “these data read at client -send to server-receive at server end - save received data at server end” these steps are perform repeatedly until client reach at EOF (End Of File). But in this program only small file covered for this no need of looping, for this type of example read my “Send 2GB file using TCP socket” article.

Phase 3, Break communication channel and release resources: When last slice of byte data saved at server, client and server close the socket object and release all resource like file stream, socket object etc.

By that way a file transferred from client to server. But there has no way to call a client from server and send file. My example describe how to send file from client to server but can you imagine how opposite done? Yes if you able learn client to server data transfer properly then it is very easy. Try your self first, if failed then try it again and continue at least three times, then you will able to do it. But….but again failed then ask me I will help you about it :-).

For Client code url is:

http://rapidshare.com/files/269517016/FT_Client_Console.zip

For Server code url is:

http://rapidshare.com/files/269517017/FT_Server_Console.zip

Client Code:

[C#]

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;
using System.IO;
namespace Client_Socket
{
//FILE TRANSFER USING C#.NET SOCKET - CLIENT
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
try
{
Console.WriteLine("That program can transfer small file. I've test up to 850kb file");
IPAddress[] ipAddress = Dns.GetHostAddresses("localhost");
IPEndPoint ipEnd = new IPEndPoint(ipAddress[0], 5656);
Socket clientSock = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.IP);


string fileName = "Your File Name";
string filePath = "Your File Path";
byte[] fileNameByte = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(fileName);

byte[] fileData = File.ReadAllBytes(filePath + fileName);
byte[] clientData = new byte[4 + fileNameByte.Length + fileData.Length];
byte[] fileNameLen = BitConverter.GetBytes(fileNameByte.Length);

fileNameLen.CopyTo(clientData, 0);
fileNameByte.CopyTo(clientData, 4);
fileData.CopyTo(clientData, 4 + fileNameByte.Length);

clientSock.Connect(ipEnd);
clientSock.Send(clientData);
Console.WriteLine("File:{0} has been sent.", fileName);
clientSock.Close();
Console.ReadLine();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("File Sending fail." + ex.Message);
}

}
}
}

[Visual Basic]

Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Net
Imports System.Net.Sockets
Imports System.IO
Namespace Client_Socket
'FILE TRANSFER USING C#.NET SOCKET - CLIENT
Class Program
Private Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())
Try
Console.WriteLine("That program can transfer small file. I've test up to 850kb file")
Dim ipAddress As IPAddress() = Dns.GetHostAddresses("localhost")
Dim ipEnd As New IPEndPoint(ipAddress(0), 5656)
Dim clientSock As New Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.IP)


Dim fileName As String = "Your File Name"
Dim filePath As String = "Your File Path"
Dim fileNameByte As Byte() = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(fileName)

Dim fileData As Byte() = File.ReadAllBytes(filePath + fileName)
Dim clientData As Byte() = New Byte(4 + fileNameByte.Length + (fileData.Length - 1)) {}
Dim fileNameLen As Byte() = BitConverter.GetBytes(fileNameByte.Length)

fileNameLen.CopyTo(clientData, 0)
fileNameByte.CopyTo(clientData, 4)
fileData.CopyTo(clientData, 4 + fileNameByte.Length)

clientSock.Connect(ipEnd)
clientSock.Send(clientData)
Console.WriteLine("File:{0} has been sent.", fileName)
clientSock.Close()
Console.ReadLine()
Catch ex As Exception
Console.WriteLine("File Sending fail." & ex.Message)
End Try

End Sub
End Class
End Namespace


Server Code:
[C#]

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;
using System.IO;
namespace beginSocketServer
{
//FILE TRANSFER USING C#.NET SOCKET - SERVER
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
try
{
Console.WriteLine("That program can transfer small file. I've test up to 850kb file");
IPEndPoint ipEnd = new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, 5656);
Socket sock = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.IP);
sock.Bind(ipEnd);
sock.Listen(100);
Socket clientSock = sock.Accept();

byte[] clientData = new byte[1024 * 5000];
string receivedPath = "e:/";

int receivedBytesLen = clientSock.Receive(clientData);

int fileNameLen = BitConverter.ToInt32(clientData, 0);
string fileName = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(clientData, 4, fileNameLen);

Console.WriteLine("Client:{0} connected & File {1} started received.", clientSock.RemoteEndPoint, fileName);

BinaryWriter bWrite = new BinaryWriter(File.Open(receivedPath + fileName, FileMode.Append)); ;
bWrite.Write(clientData, 4 + fileNameLen, receivedBytesLen - 4 - fileNameLen);

Console.WriteLine("File: {0} received & saved at path: {1}", fileName, receivedPath);

bWrite.Close();
clientSock.Close();
Console.ReadLine();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("File Receiving fail." + ex.Message);
}
}
}
}

[Visual Basic]

Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Net
Imports System.Net.Sockets
Imports System.IO
Namespace beginSocketServer
'FILE TRANSFER USING C#.NET SOCKET - SERVER
Class Program
Private Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())
Try
Console.WriteLine("That program can transfer small file. I've test up to 850kb file")
Dim ipEnd As New IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, 5656)
Dim sock As New Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.IP)
sock.Bind(ipEnd)
sock.Listen(100)
Dim clientSock As Socket = sock.Accept()

Dim clientData As Byte() = New Byte(1024 5000 - 1) {}
Dim receivedPath As String = "e:/"

Dim receivedBytesLen As Integer = clientSock.Receive(clientData)

Dim fileNameLen As Integer = BitConverter.ToInt32(clientData, 0)
Dim fileName As String = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(clientData, 4, fileNameLen)

Console.WriteLine("Client:{0} connected & File {1} started received.", clientSock.RemoteEndPoint, fileName)

Dim bWrite As New BinaryWriter(File.Open(receivedPath + fileName, FileMode.Append))


bWrite.Write(clientData, 4 + fileNameLen, receivedBytesLen - 4 - fileNameLen)

Console.WriteLine("File: {0} received & saved at path: {1}", fileName, receivedPath)

bWrite.Close()
clientSock.Close()
Console.ReadLine()
Catch ex As Exception
Console.WriteLine("File Receiving fail." & ex.Message)
End Try
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace

This entry was posted by Suman Biswas, on Wednesday, November 21, 2007. You can leave your response.

Synchronous Server Socket using Network Stream in C# .Net

Hi frends,I’m back again with two sample socket application. These two project also for beginner’s in C#.Net Socket world. One of these is Server socket application and another is Client socket application. Both application has used NetworkStream class to send and receive data between Client and Server. These two has written based on previous articles on Socket programming and these are very easy to learn. I hope any one can understood these very easyly. If you feel any problem then please reply me via comment I will response these.

Here Server socket with Network stream in C# has written and in different blog post contains the client application. Both two has written based on synchronous communication mode, but in future I will show you, how you can built asynchronous socket application by these synchronous socket. So lets starts code.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;

namespace NetworkStreamSocketServer
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
IPEndPoint ipEnd = new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, 5656);
Socket sock = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.IP);
sock.Bind(ipEnd);
sock.Listen(100);
Socket clientSock = sock.Accept();
byte[] clientData = new byte[1024];

//With other Socket server application difference only here.
//Create an Network stream object and wait for client's request
NetworkStream ns = new NetworkStream(clientSock);

//Wait for new connection and to receive data from client
int receivedBytesLen = ns.Read(clientData, 0, clientData.Length);
string clientDataInString = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(clientData, 0, receivedBytesLen);
ns.Flush();//Free Stream buffer
Console.WriteLine("Received Data {0}", clientDataInString);

string clientStr = "Client Data Received";
byte[] sendData = new byte[1024];
sendData = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(clientStr);
//Now network stream object send some data to client
ns.Write(sendData, 0, sendData.Length);
//Release all resources
ns.Close();
clientSock.Close();
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}

Synchronous Server Socket using Network Stream in C# .Net

Hi frends,I’m back again with two sample socket application. These two project also for beginner’s in C#.Net Socket world. One of these is Server socket application and another is Client socket application. Both application has used NetworkStream class to send and receive data between Client and Server. These two has written based on previous articles on Socket programming and these are very easy to learn. I hope any one can understood these very easyly. If you feel any problem then please reply me via comment I will response these.

Here Server socket with Network stream in C# has written and in different blog post contains the client application. Both two has written based on synchronous communication mode, but in future I will show you, how you can built asynchronous socket application by these synchronous socket. So lets starts code.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;

namespace NetworkStreamSocketServer
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
IPEndPoint ipEnd = new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, 5656);
Socket sock = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.IP);
sock.Bind(ipEnd);
sock.Listen(100);
Socket clientSock = sock.Accept();
byte[] clientData = new byte[1024];

//With other Socket server application difference only here.
//Create an Network stream object and wait for client's request
NetworkStream ns = new NetworkStream(clientSock);

//Wait for new connection and to receive data from client
int receivedBytesLen = ns.Read(clientData, 0, clientData.Length);
string clientDataInString = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(clientData, 0, receivedBytesLen);
ns.Flush();//Free Stream buffer
Console.WriteLine("Received Data {0}", clientDataInString);

string clientStr = "Client Data Received";
byte[] sendData = new byte[1024];
sendData = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(clientStr);
//Now network stream object send some data to client
ns.Write(sendData, 0, sendData.Length);
//Release all resources
ns.Close();
clientSock.Close();
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}

This entry was posted by Suman Biswas, on Wednesday, November 7, 2007. You can leave your response.

Synchronous Server Socket using Network Stream in C# .Net

Hi frends,I’m back again with two sample socket application. These two project also for beginner’s in C#.Net Socket world. One of these is Server socket application and another is Client socket application. Both application has used NetworkStream class to send and receive data between Client and Server. These two has written based on previous articles on Socket programming and these are very easy to learn. I hope any one can understood these very easyly. If you feel any problem then please reply me via comment I will response these.

Here Server socket with Network stream in C# has written and in different blog post contains the client application. Both two has written based on synchronous communication mode, but in future I will show you, how you can built asynchronous socket application by these synchronous socket. So lets starts code.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;

namespace NetworkStreamSocketServer
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
IPEndPoint ipEnd = new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, 5656);
Socket sock = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.IP);
sock.Bind(ipEnd);
sock.Listen(100);
Socket clientSock = sock.Accept();
byte[] clientData = new byte[1024];

//With other Socket server application difference only here.
//Create an Network stream object and wait for client's request
NetworkStream ns = new NetworkStream(clientSock);

//Wait for new connection and to receive data from client
int receivedBytesLen = ns.Read(clientData, 0, clientData.Length);
string clientDataInString = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(clientData, 0, receivedBytesLen);
ns.Flush();//Free Stream buffer
Console.WriteLine("Received Data {0}", clientDataInString);

string clientStr = "Client Data Received";
byte[] sendData = new byte[1024];
sendData = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(clientStr);
//Now network stream object send some data to client
ns.Write(sendData, 0, sendData.Length);
//Release all resources
ns.Close();
clientSock.Close();
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}

Synchronous Server Socket using Network Stream in C# .Net

Hi frends,I’m back again with two sample socket application. These two project also for beginner’s in C#.Net Socket world. One of these is Server socket application and another is Client socket application. Both application has used NetworkStream class to send and receive data between Client and Server. These two has written based on previous articles on Socket programming and these are very easy to learn. I hope any one can understood these very easyly. If you feel any problem then please reply me via comment I will response these.

Here Server socket with Network stream in C# has written and in different blog post contains the client application. Both two has written based on synchronous communication mode, but in future I will show you, how you can built asynchronous socket application by these synchronous socket. So lets starts code.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;

namespace NetworkStreamSocketServer
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
IPEndPoint ipEnd = new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, 5656);
Socket sock = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.IP);
sock.Bind(ipEnd);
sock.Listen(100);
Socket clientSock = sock.Accept();
byte[] clientData = new byte[1024];

//With other Socket server application difference only here.
//Create an Network stream object and wait for client's request
NetworkStream ns = new NetworkStream(clientSock);

//Wait for new connection and to receive data from client
int receivedBytesLen = ns.Read(clientData, 0, clientData.Length);
string clientDataInString = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(clientData, 0, receivedBytesLen);
ns.Flush();//Free Stream buffer
Console.WriteLine("Received Data {0}", clientDataInString);

string clientStr = "Client Data Received";
byte[] sendData = new byte[1024];
sendData = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(clientStr);
//Now network stream object send some data to client
ns.Write(sendData, 0, sendData.Length);
//Release all resources
ns.Close();
clientSock.Close();
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}

This entry was posted by Suman Biswas, on . You can leave your response.

Synchronous Client Socket using Network Stream in C# .Net

Hi frends,I’m back again with two sample socket application. These two project also for beginner’s in C#.Net Socket world. One of these is Server socket application and another is Client socket application. Both application has used NetworkStream class to send and receive data between Client and Server. These two has written based on previous articles on Socket programming and these are very easy to learn. I hope any one can understood these very easyly. If you feel any problem then please reply me via comment I will response these.

Here Client socket with Network stream in C# .Net has written and in different blog post contains the Server application. Both two has written based on synchronous communication mode, but in future I will show you, how you can built asynchronous socket application by these synchronous socket. So lets starts code.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;
namespace NetworkStreamSocketClient
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
IPAddress[] ipAddress = Dns.GetHostAddresses("localhost");
IPEndPoint ipEnd = new IPEndPoint(ipAddress[0], 5656);
Socket clientSocket = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.IP);
clientSocket.Connect(ipEnd);

string strData = "Message from client end.";
byte[] clientData = new byte[1024];
clientData = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(strData);

//Difference is here only, use of Network Stream class.
//Just create a object of Network Stream class with your estublished socket, then use it.
NetworkStream ns = new NetworkStream(clientSocket);

//Write function writes all bytes to send receiver end of connected socket.
ns.Write(clientData, 0, clientData.Length);

//Flush() use to clear all data from Stream object to future use.
ns.Flush();

byte[] serverData = new byte[1024];
//Now stream object wait for receive response from other end.
int length = ns.Read(serverData, 0, serverData.Length);
Console.WriteLine(Encoding.ASCII.GetString(serverData, 0, length));
//Communication completed, now free all resource
ns.Close();
clientSocket.Close();
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}

Synchronous Client Socket using Network Stream in C# .Net

Hi frends,I’m back again with two sample socket application. These two project also for beginner’s in C#.Net Socket world. One of these is Server socket application and another is Client socket application. Both application has used NetworkStream class to send and receive data between Client and Server. These two has written based on previous articles on Socket programming and these are very easy to learn. I hope any one can understood these very easyly. If you feel any problem then please reply me via comment I will response these.

Here Client socket with Network stream in C# .Net has written and in different blog post contains the Server application. Both two has written based on synchronous communication mode, but in future I will show you, how you can built asynchronous socket application by these synchronous socket. So lets starts code.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;
namespace NetworkStreamSocketClient
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
IPAddress[] ipAddress = Dns.GetHostAddresses("localhost");
IPEndPoint ipEnd = new IPEndPoint(ipAddress[0], 5656);
Socket clientSocket = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.IP);
clientSocket.Connect(ipEnd);

string strData = "Message from client end.";
byte[] clientData = new byte[1024];
clientData = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(strData);

//Difference is here only, use of Network Stream class.
//Just create a object of Network Stream class with your estublished socket, then use it.
NetworkStream ns = new NetworkStream(clientSocket);

//Write function writes all bytes to send receiver end of connected socket.
ns.Write(clientData, 0, clientData.Length);

//Flush() use to clear all data from Stream object to future use.
ns.Flush();

byte[] serverData = new byte[1024];
//Now stream object wait for receive response from other end.
int length = ns.Read(serverData, 0, serverData.Length);
Console.WriteLine(Encoding.ASCII.GetString(serverData, 0, length));
//Communication completed, now free all resource
ns.Close();
clientSocket.Close();
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}

This entry was posted by Suman Biswas, on Thursday, November 1, 2007. You can leave your response.