TCP/IP chat program question

[Violenza]

Hey All,
I'm a semi-TCP/IP newbie and I've been trying to write a TCP/IP based chat server in VB using the WinSock control.
I started my project based on the short tutorial on WinSock here on VB-World. I guess
all it really is a TCP/IP connection manager. Listen for connection requests, allocate
another winsock control, set it to 'listen', ad infinitum.

The chat clients passes as part of the data stream which user it wants to send data to.
So i just parse that off, perform a look up of which winsock relates to that user and
then send the data.

The problem is after I allocate a couple connections, only the latest connection allocated
will recieve messages. None of the previous connections will recieve data.

Can the TCP/IP in VB only listen to 1 connection at a time? Any ideas why only the latest
connection will recieve data?

Sorry I dont have any code to post at the moment, I'm at work

Is what I'm trying to do even possible in VB?

Thanks for any ideas...

[PRIVATE1]

Your best bet is to put each "Client" into an array containing the winsock index they are on . Then when a msg comes in that's is ment for all clients to recieve you simply parse your array for the sock index . I hope your good with arrays because you'll have to catch the index in the winsock_Disconnect event to remove them from your array otherwise you'll error out trying to send data on a sock thats no longer connected .

Best of Luck ,

[]P

[Ruxpin]

Sounds like each time you are trying to put the new socket in a listen state.

1 socket should be assigned as a listening socket.
another socket (array) handles assigned connections.

Private Sub Form_Load()
    
    'Start a socket listening for connection requests
    sckListen.LocalPort = 100
    sckListen.Listen

End Sub

Private Sub sckListen_ConnectionRequest(ByVal requestID As Long)

    Dim iIndex          As Integer
    
    'Get a the next free socket index
    iIndex = UBound(sckConnections) + 1
    
    'Load a new socket to handle the new incoming connection
    Load sckConnections(iIndex)
    
    'Pass the 'socket handle' the new socket so it can handle the incoming data
    sckConnections(iIndex).Accept requestID
    
End Sub

Hope this helps

[ccoder]

Violenza

This should answer your question:
FIX: Winsock Control SendData Only Works Over the Latest Connection

[Violenza]

ive got my app working great now thanks to you guys =)