C# Socket Tutorial

Continuous chat

The following implements bidirectional chat functionality using multithreading to prevent UI freezes. The WinForm implementation uses BackgroundWorker for loop‑based receiving on a separate thread, while message sending is triggered from …

C# Socket Tutorial

Client‑Server Communication

Core Principles After a TCP connection is established, data is transferred via the NetworkStream;Networks can only transmit byte arrays byte[]. Text must first be encoded into bytes, then decoded back …

C# Socket Tutorial

TcpClient

In this lesson, we will create a client and establish a connection from the client to the server. Combine the server‑side code from the previous lesson (TcpListener) with the client‑side …

C# Socket Tutorial

Server‑Side Port Listening

Build the server‑side program, bind an IP address and port via TcpListener, start port listening and wait for incoming TCP connections from clients. Two implementation versions are provided: Console Application …

C# Socket Tutorial

Overview

1. What is Socket Programming Analogy: Electrical outlet = network endpoint; plug = remote host; plugging in = establishing a network connection. To help you grasp these concepts, we will …