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d_arin100 14Oct2009 17:54
Making client and server using win32 socket.
 

Introduction



Socket is an interface between an application process and transport layer. The application process can send or receive messages to/from another application process (local or Network) through a socket. Winsock is the lowest level Windows API for TCP/IP programming. Part of the code is located in winsock.dll and the rest is inside the Windows kernel. In this article I shall try to explain how we can create a server and a client using winsock.

Background



Before going to the main topic I am trying to explain where the socket exists in different network layer.
Code:
                    Server                              Client
            ----------------------              ----------------------
            | Application layer  |              | Application layer  |
User Space  |                    |  User Space  |                    |
            +--------------------+              +--------------------+
            |  Socket            |              |  Socket            |       
            |                    |              |                    |
            +--------------------+              +--------------------+
            | Transport layer    |              | Transport layer    |
            |                    |              |                    |
            |        | |        |              |      | |          |
            |                    |              |                    |
Kernel Space | Network layer      |  Kernel Space | Network layer      |
            |                    |              |                    |
            |        | |        |              |      | |          |
            |                    |              |                    |
            | Link layer        |              | Link layer        |
            |                    |              |                    |
            |        | |        |              |      | |          |
            |                    |              |                    |
            | Physical layer    |              |  Physical layer    | 
            ----------------------              ----------------------
Now I am trying to explain the protocol of client and server and the function needs
to call for making this client server connection.
Code:
  Server                        Client
    -----------------              -----------------
    | WSAStartup()  |              | WSAStartup()  |
    +---------------+              +---------------+
    |              |              |              |
    +---------------+              +---------------+
    | socket()      |              | socket()      |
    +---------------+              +---------------+
    |              |              |              |
    +---------------+              |              |
    | bind()        |              |              |
    +---------------+              |              |
    |              |              |              |
    +---------------+              +---------------+
    | listen()      | <----------- | connect()    |
    +---------------+              +---------------+
    |              |              |              |
    +---------------+              |              |
    | accept()      |              |              |
    +---------------+              |              |
    |              |              |              |
    +---------------+              +---------------+
    | send()        | -----------> | recv()        |
    |              |              |              |
    | recv()        | <----------- | send()        |
    +---------------+              +---------------+
    |              |              |              |
    +---------------+              +---------------+
    | closesocket() |              | closesocket() |
    +---------------+              +---------------+
    |              |              |              |
    +---------------+              +---------------+
    | WSACleanup()  |              | WSACleanup()  |
    -----------------              -----------------
The WSAStartup() function initializes the Winsock.dll.

The socket() function creates a socket.

The bind() function bind a previously created socket to a specified socket address.

listen() begin listening on the port specified by the previous bind() call.

Server programcall accept() immediately after calling Listen(). accept() returns when a client connects to the socket, sending back a new socket that corresponds to the new connection.

The client program calls connect() after creating socket. Connect returns when the connection has been made.

The send() and recv() are for sending/receiving data to/from socket.

The closesocket() function closes an existing socket.

WSACleanup() terminates to use of socket dll.

The following code will create a server which will communicate with clients.

The code



Code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <winsock.h>
 
#define SOCKET_OK 0
 
int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInst, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
                    LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nShow)
{
    WORD sockVer;
    WSADATA wsaData;
    int retVal;
 
    sockVer = MAKEWORD(2,2);
   
    WSAStartup(sockVer, &wsaData);
 
    /// Creating socket
    SOCKET servSock = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP);
 
    if(servSock == INVALID_SOCKET)
    {
        MessageBox(NULL, "Unable to create socket()", "SOCKET ERROR", MB_OK);
        WSACleanup();
        return SOCKET_ERROR;
    }
 
    /// Filling in sockaddr_in struct
 
    SOCKADDR_IN sin;
    sin.sin_family = PF_INET;
    sin.sin_port = htons(1111);
    sin.sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
 
    retVal = bind(servSock, (LPSOCKADDR)&sin, sizeof(sin));
    if(retVal == SOCKET_ERROR)
    {
        MessageBox(NULL, "Unable to bind", "SOCKET ERROR", MB_OK);
        WSACleanup();
        return SOCKET_ERROR;
    }
 
    /// Trying to listen socket
    retVal = listen(servSock, 10);
    if(retVal == SOCKET_ERROR)
    {
          MessageBox(NULL, "Unable to listen()", "SOCKET ERROR", MB_OK);
        WSACleanup();
        return SOCKET_ERROR;
    }
 
    /// Waiting for a client
    SOCKET clientSock;
 
    clientSock = accept(servSock, NULL, NULL);
 
    if(clientSock == INVALID_SOCKET)
    {
        MessageBox(NULL, "Unable to accept()", "SOCKET ERROR", MB_OK);
        WSACleanup();
        return SOCKET_ERROR;
    }
 
    char szReq[8];
    retVal = recv(clientSock, szReq, 8, 0);
 
    if(retVal == SOCKET_ERROR)
    {
        MessageBox(NULL, "Unable to recv()", "SOCKET ERROR", MB_OK);
        return SOCKET_ERROR;
    }
 
    MessageBox(NULL, szReq, "Got the request from client", MB_OK);
 
 
    char *szResp = "Response";
 
    MessageBox(NULL, szResp, "Sending response from server", MB_OK);
    retVal = send(clientSock, szResp, strlen(szResp), 0);
 
    if(retVal == SOCKET_ERROR)
    {
        MessageBox(NULL, "Unable to send()", "SOCKET ERROR", MB_OK);
        return SOCKET_ERROR;
    }
 
    /// Closing socket
    closesocket(clientSock);
    closesocket(servSock);
 
    WSACleanup();
 
    return SOCKET_OK;
}
Making a client application which will send/ receive data from the server.

Code: Cpp
#include <windows.h>
#include <winsock.h>
 
 
int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hHinst, HINSTANCE hPrevHinst, LPSTR lpCmdLine, 
                   int nShow)
{
 
    WORD ver = MAKEWORD(2,2);
    WSADATA wsaData;
    int retVal=0;
 
    WSAStartup(ver,(LPWSADATA)&wsaData);
 
    LPHOSTENT hostEnt;
 
    /// Collect information of the server
    hostEnt = gethostbyname("Myxp");
 
    if(!hostEnt)
    {
        MessageBox(NULL, "Unable to collect gethostbyname()", "ERROR", MB_OK);
        WSACleanup();
        return 1;
    }
 
    /// Creating a socket
    SOCKET clientSock = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP);
 
    if(clientSock == SOCKET_ERROR)
    {
        MessageBox(NULL, "Unable to create socket", "ERROR", MB_OK);
        WSACleanup();
        return 1;
    }
 
    SOCKADDR_IN serverInfo;
 
    serverInfo.sin_family = PF_INET;
    serverInfo.sin_addr = *((LPIN_ADDR)*hostEnt->h_addr_list);
 
    serverInfo.sin_port = htons(1111);
 
    retVal=connect(clientSock,(LPSOCKADDR)&serverInfo, sizeof(serverInfo));
    if(retVal==SOCKET_ERROR)
    {
        MessageBox(NULL, "Unable to connect()", "ERROR", MB_OK);
        WSACleanup();
        return 1;
    }
 
    MessageBox(NULL, "Connection made sucessfully", "SUCCESS", MB_OK);
 
    char *pBuf = "Request";
 
    MessageBox(NULL, "Sending request from client", "SENDING....", MB_OK);
    retVal = send(clientSock, pBuf, strlen(pBuf), 0);
 
    if(retVal == SOCKET_ERROR)
    {
        MessageBox(NULL, "Unable to send()", "ERROR", MB_OK);
        WSACleanup();
        return 1;
    }
 
 
    char szResponse[9];
    retVal = recv(clientSock, szResponse, 9, 0);
 
    if(retVal == SOCKET_ERROR)
    {
        MessageBox(NULL, "Unable to recv()", "SOCKET ERROR", MB_OK);
        WSACleanup();
        return 1;
    }
 
    MessageBox(NULL, szResponse, "Got the response from server", MB_OK);
 
    closesocket(clientSock);
    WSACleanup();
    
    return 0;
}

shabbir 1Nov2009 19:50
Re: Making client and server using win32 socket.
 
Nominate this article for Article of the month - Oct 2009

whiteman 7Oct2010 19:05
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MOHIDEEN THASTHAHIR 17Feb2011 09:03
Re: Making client and server using win32 socket.
 
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