Need help in network chatting

Hi All

I need to make a network chatting program.in which if 5 systems are in
network they can chat with each other.
I have made a program in VB using winsok but its taking only one one machine's IP.if i m connecting the system2 through IP in system1 its connecting but when system2 connecting sysetm1 its not connecting.

Here is my code
//
code for client

Private username As String

Private Sub cmdConnect_Click()
'Collect the Data for the username and IP Address
username = txtUserName.Text
Winsock1(0).Connect txtIP.Text, 10101
End Sub
Private Sub cmdDisconnect_Click()
'Close the connection
SafeClose
txtIP.Enabled = True
txtUserName.Enabled = True
cmdConnect.Enabled = True
cmdConnect.Visible = True
cmdDisconnect.Visible = False
End Sub
Private Sub cmdSend_Click()
'Check if the socket is still connected
SafeSend username & ": " & txtMessage.Text
txtMessage.Text = ""
txtMessage.SetFocus
End Sub

'This method closes the connection when the program is exited
Private Sub Form_QueryUnload(Cancel As Integer, UnloadMode As Integer)
SafeClose
End Sub

''Private Sub Winsock1_Connect()
' txtIP.Enabled = False
' txtUserName.Enabled = False
' cmdConnect.Enabled = False
' cmdConnect.Visible = False
' cmdDisconnect.Visible = True
'End Sub

Private Sub Winsock1_Connect(Index As Integer)
txtIP.Enabled = False
txtUserName.Enabled = False
cmdConnect.Enabled = False
cmdConnect.Visible = False
cmdDisconnect.Visible = True
End Sub

'Private Sub Winsock1_Error(ByVal Number As Integer, Description As String, ByVal Scode As Long, ByVal Source As String, ByVal HelpFile As String, ByVal HelpContext As Long, CancelDisplay As Boolean)
' 'In case of Winsock1 error close connection
' SafeClose
'End Sub

Private Sub Winsock1_DataArrival(Index As Integer, ByVal bytesTotal As Long)
Dim strIncomingData As String
'Get the Data from the Server
Winsock1(Index).GetData strIncomingData
'Display the data in the Chat history text box
txtHistory.Text = txtHistory.Text & vbCrLf & strIncomingData
End Sub

Private Sub SafeClose()
If Winsock1(0).State = sckConnected Then
Winsock1(0).Close
End If
End Sub

Private Sub SafeSend(ByVal strData As String)
If Winsock1(0).State = sckConnected Then
Winsock1(0).SendData strData
End If
End Sub

//end code


// code for Server

Private blnArray() As Boolean 'Global variable that shows whether or not the socket at index "i" is in use

Private Sub Form_Load()
ReDim blnArray(0)
'set Local Port
Winsock1(0).LocalPort = 10101 'This is the port the server listens on
'Listen
Winsock1(0).Listen
blnArray(0) = True
End Sub

Private Sub Winsock1_ConnectionRequest(Index As Integer, ByVal requestID As Long)
'Check if any free sockets
If Winsock1.Count <> 1 Then
For i = 1 To Winsock1.Count - 1
If blnArray(i) = False Then 'Checks if the socket at index "i" is available
Winsock1(i).Accept requestID 'Accepted connection to old but available socket
Exit Sub
End If
Next i
End If

'Only runs if no open sockets
'Increase size of blnArray
ReDim Preserve blnArray(Winsock1.UBound + 1)
'Load new Winsock1

Load Winsock1(Winsock1.UBound + 1)
'Accept Connection to newly created socket
Winsock1(Winsock1.UBound).Accept requestID
'Updates the Array at requested position to true stating socket is in use at theis index
blnArray(Winsock1.UBound) = True
'Do not worry your new Winsock1 control automatically is given an open port by the Windows OS
End Sub

Private Sub Winsock1_Close(Index As Integer)
SafeClose (Index)
End Sub

Private Sub Winsock1_DataArrival(Index As Integer, ByVal bytesTotal As Long)
Dim strData As String
Dim i As Integer
'get data from client
Winsock1(Index).GetData strData
'Send the data to all connected clients
If LCase(strData) = "/quit" Then
'Closes the connection at index of requested user
SafeClose (Index)
Else
For i = LBound(blnArray) To UBound(blnArray)
SafeSend i, strData
Next i
End If
End Sub

Private Sub Winsock1_Error(Index As Integer, ByVal Number As Integer, Description As String, ByVal Scode As Long, ByVal Source As String, ByVal HelpFile As String, ByVal HelpContext As Long, CancelDisplay As Boolean)
'Closes the connection at the errored index
SafeClose (Index)
End Sub

Private Sub SafeSend(Index As Integer, ByVal strData As String)
If Winsock1(Index).State = sckConnected Then
Winsock1(Index).SendData strData
End If
End Sub

Private Sub SafeClose(Index As Integer)
If Winsock1(Index).State = sckConnected Then
blnArray(Index) = False
Winsock1(Index).Close
Unload Winsock1(Index)
End If
End Sub

// end code


Please help me where i m doing wrong.
if any other way to do the same the please help me to solve my problem.

Thnaks

Hi

Check this out...

i had downloaded this file longtime back so i don't remember who is the author but it works just fine :D

Hope it helps...

It would make it a lot easier if you put your code in [ VBCODE] [ /VBCODE] tags.

Also, you don't need a boolean variable for checking if a socket is in use. You can use the Winsock.State property to check if it = sckClosed.

Here is an example for loading a new socket for a connection.

VB Code:

Option Explicit
 
'Maximum possible number of sockets that can be loaded (integer value).
Private Const MAX_CLIENTS As Integer = 32767
 
'Finds an available socket to use.
'If none are found, then it loads one.
Private Function NextOpenSocket() As Integer
    Dim intLoop As Integer, intFound As Integer
    Dim intNew As Integer
    
    If sckServer.UBound = 0 Then
        Load sckServer(1)
        sckServer(1).Close
        NextOpenSocket = 1
    Else
        
        For intLoop = 1 To sckServer.UBound
            
            If sckServer(intLoop).State = sckClosed Then
                intFound = intLoop
                Exit For
            End If
        
        Next intLoop
        
        If intFound > 0 Then
            sckServer(intLoop).Close
            NextOpenSocket = intLoop
        Else
            
            If sckServer.UBound < MAX_CLIENTS Then
                intNew = sckServer.UBound + 1
                Load sckServer(intNew)
                sckServer(intNew).Close
                NextOpenSocket = intNew
            End If
        
        End If
    
    End If
    
End Function
 
Private Sub sckServer_ConnectionRequest(Index As Integer, ByVal requestID As Long)
    Dim intNext As Integer
    
    'Get next available socket.
    intNext = NextOpenSocket
    
    If intNext > 0 Then
        sckServer(intNext).Accept requestID 'Found one.
    Else 'All MAX_CLIENTS sockets are being used.
        Debug.Print "MAX CLIENTS (" & MAX_CLIENTS & ") REACHED! CONNECTION DENIED."
    End If
    
End Sub