Types of Socket Connections

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Socket connections can be divided into three basic types, which reflect how the connection was initiated and what the local socket is connected to. These are

• Client Connections
• Listening Connections
• Server Connections

Once the connection to a client socket is completed, the server connection is indistinguishable from a client connection. Both end points have the same capabilities and receive the same types of events. Only the listening connection is fundamentally different, as it has only a single endpoint.

See Also

• Implementing Services
• Describing Sockets
• Using Socket Components
• Responding to Socket Events
• Reading and Writing Over Socket Connections