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 …

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). …

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 …

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 …

Jan 3, 2009 · sock.shutdown(socket.SHUT_RDWR) sock.close() What exactly is the purpose of calling shutdown on the socket and then closing it? If it makes a difference, this socket is being …

Jul 16, 2025 · 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 …

The Socket.IO module available for Node.js can help a lot, but note that it is not a pure WebSocket module in its own right. It's actually a more generic communications module that …

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 …

Oct 7, 2024 · In the case of S3, after removing the OUTPUT block, the tx buffer of the socket on v12 rapidly fills up with unicast packets bound for 12.1 and this blocks any further writes of …

41 I'm learning about network programming in Unix and currently trying to understand the concept of socket and file descriptors. From what I have understood a file descriptor is simply a …