Client/Server application

[vornn]

Word!

I'm planning the development of a client/server application for the office where I work and would like some directional advice.

here's the details: a tea application, where the time alerts the peeps in the office that it is tea making time and asks them if they want a drink. this information is then processed by the server and a random peep is alocated the round. stats and drinks preferences are stored on the server end.

i'm happy with all the coding and form design, but i'm a little lost when it comes to the client/server part.

any assistance with regards to developing this part is greatly appreciated.

: )

[vornn]

awesome, thanks for the help chaps, oh wait.

[cicatrix]

If you want to notify clients you need a client program running on the client side.
Look into TCPListener class to create a listener (if you type TCPListener in the search field you'll get many examples of how to implement basic network communications over the TCP protocol).

If you need a program to 'listen' for incoming connection you implement a Listener (many can be found in the System.Net namespace). If you want to connect to a listener you need a client (i.e. TCPClient).

If your application is web-based you wouldn't be able to send information to your clients at any time, but only when a client is connected to a web-server.