
networking - What is a socket? - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange
113 A socket is a pseudo-file that represents a network connection. Once a socket has been created (identifying the other host and port), writes to that socket are turned into network …
What is the difference between a port and a socket?
Sep 30, 2008 · An endpoint (socket) is defined by the combination of a network address and a port identifier. Note that address/port does not completely identify a socket (more on this later). …
python - socket.shutdown vs socket.close - Stack Overflow
Most socket libraries, however, are so used to programmers neglecting to use this piece of etiquette that normally a close is the same as shutdown(); close(). So in most situations, an …
Difference between socket and websocket? - Stack Overflow
The Socket.IO module available for node.js can help a lot, but note that it is not a pure WebSocket module in its own right. It's actually a more generic communications module that can run on …
What is AF_INET in socket programming? - Stack Overflow
AF_INET is an a ddress f amily that is used to designate the type of addresses that your socket can communicate with (in this case, Internet Protocol v4 addresses). When you create a …
Basic Python client socket example - Stack Overflow
I've been trying to wrap my head around how sockets work, and I've been trying to pick apart some sample code I found at this page for a very simple client socket program. Since this is …
node.js, socket.io with SSL - Stack Overflow
Here is an excerpt from socket.io client source secure: 'https' == uri.protocol (version 0.9.16), it sets secure option to true if https is detected in the url.
Socket and file descriptors - Stack Overflow
Nov 14, 2012 · 41 I'm learning about network programming in Unix and currently trying to understand the concept of socket and file descriptors. From what I have understood a file …
Socket.IO handling disconnect event - Stack Overflow
The server side code that emits this disconnected event is inside the disconnect event callback which is fired when the socket loses connection. Since the socket already lost connection, …
Socket error: connection refused - what am I doing wrong?
Socket error: connection refused - what am I doing wrong? Asked 12 years, 11 months ago Modified 9 years, 9 months ago Viewed 44k times