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+/*
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+ * To change this template file, choose Tools | Templates
+ * and open the template in the editor.
+ */
+package MV3500Cohort2018JulySeptember.homework2.Ayres;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.io.PrintStream;
+import java.net.Socket;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author kjayr
+ */
+public class Ayres_Client {
+
+	public final static String LOCALHOST = "0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1"; // String constant, i.e. 127.0.0.1
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		try {
+			while (true) {
+				System.out.println("TcpClient creating socket...");
+
+				// Socket created to server
+				Socket socket = new Socket(LOCALHOST, 2317); 
+
+				// Set up the streams, Java style:
+				InputStream       is  =     socket.getInputStream();
+				InputStreamReader isr = new InputStreamReader(is);
+				BufferedReader     br = new BufferedReader(isr);
+
+				// Read/Print messages by server.
+				String serverMessage = br.readLine();
+				System.out.println("==================================================");
+				System.out.println("Server is up and waiting");
+				System.out.println("The message the server sent was " + serverMessage);
+                                
+                                //Set up streams and message to server
+                                OutputStream os = socket.getOutputStream();
+                                PrintStream ps = new PrintStream(os);
+                                ps.println("**Client operating**...Client-Server Connection Successful");                                
+				
+			} 
+		} 
+		catch (IOException e) {
+			System.out.println("**No Server Connection, Try again later**  Problem: Client Out: "); // describe what is happening
+			System.out.println(e);
+		}
+		// program exit: tell somebody about that
+		System.out.println("client exit");
+	}
+    
+}