Sockets Discussion Starter Code

Implement the TODOs in server.cpp and client.cpp.

During Class: Implement together

• server.cpp: Runs a server that listens for messages from clients.
• client.cpp: Creates a client that sends a single message to the server.

Helper function

The file helpers.h contains functions to help you set up the sockaddr_in structs for your sockets.

Instructions

Download code

$ git clone https://github.com/eecs482/bgreeves-socket-example.git

Compile examples

The Makefile has recipes to build the client and server programs on CAEN or Mac OS using:

# To build
$ cd starter-code
$ make client
$ make server

# To clean
$ make clean

Run the server and clients

In one terminal, run the server and specify a port to listen on:

$ ./server 8888
Server listening on port 8888...

In another terminal, spawn a client to send a message to the server:

$ ./client localhost 8888 "hello server"
Sending message hello server to localhost:8888
Server responds with status code 42

The server should print the message it receives to the terminal:

$ ./server 8888
Server listening on port 8888...
New connection 4
Client 4 says "hello server"

Tip: SSH-ing into the same CAEN machine from different terminals

In order to run a server and a client in two separate terminals over SSH, you have to be connected to the same CAEN machine.

To do this, first, from one terminal, SSH into CAEN normally and determine the hostname of the machine you logged into:

$ ssh [email protected]
$ hostname
caen-vnc-vmXX.engin.umich.edu

Then you can SSH directly into this machine from another terminal:

$ ssh [email protected]