TCP/IP Sockets in C#: Practical Guide for Programmers (The Practical Guides)

by Morgan Kaufmann

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"TCP/IP sockets in C# is an excellent book for anyone interested in writing network applications using Microsoft .Net frameworks." -- Adarsh Khare, SDT, .Net Frameworks Team, Microsoft Corporation

"TCP/IP sockets in C# is an excellent book for anyone interested in writing network applications using Microsoft .Net frameworks." -Adarsh Khare, SDT, .Net Frameworks Team, Microsoft Corporation --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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"TCP/IP sockets in C# is an excellent book for anyone interested in writing network applications using Microsoft .Net frameworks. It is a unique combination of well written concise text and rich carefully selected set of working examples. For the beginner of network programming, it's a good starting book; on the other hand professionals could also take advantage of excellent handy sample code snippets and material on topics like message parsing and asynchronous programming."
Adarsh Khare, SDT, .Net Frameworks Team, Microsoft Corporation


The popularity of the C# language and the .NET framework is ever rising due to its ease of use, the extensive class libraries available in the .NET Framework, and the ubiquity of the Microsoft Windows operating system, to name a few advantages. TCP/IP Sockets in C# focuses on the Sockets API, the de facto standard for writing network applications in any programming language. Starting with simple client and server programs that use TCP/IP (the Internet protocol suite), students and practitioners quickly learn the basics and move on to firsthand experience with advanced topics including non-blocking sockets, multiplexing, threads, asynchronous programming, and multicasting. Key network programming concepts such as framing, performance and deadlocks are illustrated through hands-on examples. Using a detailed yet clear, concise approach, this book includes numerous code examples and focused discussions to provide a solid understanding of programming TCP/IP sockets in C#.

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*Tutorial-based instruction in key sockets programming techniques complemented by numerous code examples throughout
*Discussion moves quickly into the C# Sockets API definition and code examples, desirable for those who want to get up-to-speed quickly
*Important coverage of "under the hood" details that developers will find useful when creating and using a socket or a higher level TCP class that utilizes sockets
*Includes end-of-chapter exercises to facilitate learning, as well as sample code available for download at the book's companion web site

*Tutorial-based instruction in key sockets programming techniques complemented by numerous code examples throughout

*Discussion moves quickly into the C# Sockets API definition and code examples, desirable for those who want to get up-to-speed quickly

*Important coverage of "under the hood" details that developers will find useful when creating and using a socket or a higher level TCP class that utilizes sockets

*Includes end-of-chapter exercises to facilitate learning, as well as sample code available for download at the book's companion web site --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Perfect Book With Perfect Examples, February 18, 2005

By	Mark Downes (Brooklyn Park, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: TCP/IP Sockets in C#: Practical Guide for Programmers (The Practical Guides) (Paperback)

I loved this book!

I bought this book not knowing anything about sockets. All I knew was that I had to use them for my next project. I bought this book, and within 2 weeks time had developed a full-scale proof-of-concept, distributed, client-server type application communicating over TCP/IP and using UDP for multicasting.

The examples are concise and practical, including examples of data framing/parsing and how to deal with different wire formats (big/little endian).

This book is a must-have for any serious C# programmer.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I was looking for, February 12, 2005

By	G. Mccarthy - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: TCP/IP Sockets in C#: Practical Guide for Programmers (The Practical Guides) (Paperback)

TCP/IP Sockets in C# delivers an incredible amount of knowledge considering it is only 175 pages! The authors spend the first chapter looking at TCP and UDP protocols, their differences and benefits. By chapter two you are already experimenting with sockets.

The authors go over the TcpClient/TcpListener classes, as well as the more low-level raw socket class. The book is extremely easy to read, and is moist with interesting examples. They also cover asynchronous I/O, handling multiple connections, retrieving EndPoint information about the connecting sockets (IP Address, host info, etc..). Then FINALLY in the middle of the book they did a marvelous job of explaining byte ordering, encoding, threading, etc...

I was happy to find that we are freely able to use the raw socket classes just as we did with the Winsock 2 API. I would definetly recommend this book to C# novices, and experts who want to learn about TCP/IP sockets. This book does not teach the C# language, however, even if you're not 100% sure about the C# language, the authors don't really use advanced programming techniques to confuse you. Face it, socket programming is one of the easiest things you'll ever do!! FIVE STARS!!!!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Size does not matter!, September 4, 2005

By	Abdessattar Sassi - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: TCP/IP Sockets in C#: Practical Guide for Programmers (The Practical Guides) (Paperback)

Only a 170 pages but right on target. I like books like this one who simply focus on what the title claims to deal with. This book deals with Socket Programming in C# in a pretty complete way. Instead of repeating the MSDN library information adn the online help of the .Net frameowrk, it covers very specific issues related to socket programming and shows how the C# and the .Net framework deal with them.

I would have given a 5 stars if the book included a complete application that demonstrates the concepts and design patterns discussed in the book.