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Beej's Guide to Network Programming

Using Internet Sockets

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Hello, one and all! This is my little how-to guide on network programming using Internet sockets, or "sockets programming", for those of you who prefer it. The sockets API, though started by the Berkeley folk, has been ported to many many platforms, including Unix, Linux, and even Windows.

Unfortunately, it can be a little, um, "much" to digest the API, but as long as you know some C or C++, this guide should springboard you into the realm of network programming with hopefully as little hassle as humanly possible!

What's Here for Readers:

• One section per page (read online)
• All on one page (read online)

• One section per page (tarball for download)
• One section per page (zipfile for download)
• All on one page (tarball for download)
• All on one page (zipfile for download)

PDF:

• US Letter, one sided
• US Letter, two sided
• A4, one sided
• A4, two sided

PostScript, gzipped:

• US Letter, one sided
• US Letter, two sided
• A4, one sided
• A4, two sided

What's Here for Writers:

The build system requires Python 2.4+, Gnu make, Xerces-J (for DTD verification—can be disabled), and Apache FOP (or the equivalent) if you want print output.

• tarball—The whole burrito. XML source, building tools, Makefiles, etc.
• ZIP—Same as the tarball, except in ZIP form.