The Definitive Guide to Linux Network Programming is designed for individuals with a knowledge of C and coding under Linux. It will introduce you to the basics of clients and servers, using SSL, sessioned versus sessionless protocols and more.
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Cathleen A. Gagne, Senior Editorial DirectorChapter 3 -- Socket Programming -- looks at transferring files, error handling and error checking between User Datagram Protocol servers and clients.
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Chapter 3, "Socket Programming," is excerpted from Definitive Guide to Linux Network Programming by Keir Davis, John W. Turner, Nathan Yocom, published in August 2004, by Apress (ISBN: 1-59059-322-7). Copyright © 2004, Apress. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission by Apress.
This was first published in November 2006