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' Set the TcpListener on port 13000.
Dim port As Int32 = 13000
Dim localAddr As IPAddress = IPAddress.Parse("127.0.0.1")
Server = New TcpListener(localAddr, port)
' Start listening for client requests.
Server.Start()
' Buffer for reading data
Dim bytes(1024) As [Byte]
Dim data As [String] = Nothing
' Enter the listening loop.
While True
Debug.Write("Waiting for a connection... ")
' Perform a blocking call to accept requests.
' You could also user server.AcceptSocket() here.
Dim client As TcpClient = Server.AcceptTcpClient()
Debug.WriteLine("Connected!")
data = Nothing
' Get a stream object for reading and writing
Dim stream As NetworkStream = client.GetStream()
Dim i As Int32
' Loop to receive all the data sent by the client.
i = stream.Read(bytes, 0, bytes.Length)
While (i <> 0)
' Translate data bytes to a ASCII string.
data = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetString(bytes, 0, i)
Debug.WriteLine([String].Format("Received: {0}", data))
' Process the data sent by the client.
data = CheckValidity(data.ToUpper)
Dim msg As [Byte]() = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(data)
' Send back a response.
stream.Write(msg, 0, msg.Length)
Console.WriteLine([String].Format("Sent: {0}", data))
i = stream.Read(bytes, 0, bytes.Length)
End While
' Shutdown and end connection
client.Close()
End While