Linux Socket Programming by Example

Linux Socket Programming by Example begins with a very basic introduction to the fundamentals of socket level programming. As the chapters progress, you are introduced to related concepts, such as forming network addresses, Ipv6, the TCP/IP protocol suite and options, writing servers, and creating secure applications. You will also learn about socket fundamentals, domains and addresses, address conversion functions, socket types and protocols, Internet sockets, types and protocols, binding an address to a socket, using Datagram oriented protocols, and much more.

Warren Gay is the bestselling author of Sams Teach Yourself Linux Programming in 24 Hours. He is the supervisor of Investment Management Systems at Mackenzie Financial Corporation. He has been programming professionally since 1980, programming for UNIX since 1986 and Linux since 1994. He has written many popular Internet-based Linux packages, including an ftp Backup program and a .wav player program.

Introduction

1

(4)

Part 1: Basic Socket Concepts

5

(222)

Introducing Sockets

7

(28)

Domains and Address Families

35

(30)

Address Conversion Functions

65

(28)

Socket Types and Protocols

93

(22)

Binding Addresses to a Socket

115

(18)

Connectionless-Oriented Protocols

133

(26)

Connection-Oriented Protocols for Clients

159

(24)

Connection-Oriented Protocols for Servers

183

(20)

Hostname and Network Name Lookups

203

(24)

Part 2: Advanced Socket Programming

227

(278)

Using Standard I/O on Sockets

229

(40)

Concurrent Client Servers

269

(36)

Socket Options

305

(24)

Broadcasting with UDP

329

(20)

Out-of-Band Data

349

(30)

Using the inetd Daemon

379

(14)

Network Security Programming

393

(34)

Passing Credentials and File Descriptors

427

(46)

A Practical Network Project

473

(32)

Appendixes

505

(24)

A Socket Function Quick Reference

507

(12)

B Socket-Related Structures Reference

519

(6)

C Useful Network Tables

525

(4)

Glossary

529

(8)

Index

537

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Linux Socket Programming by Example

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