package TcpExamples; import java.io.*; import java.net.*; /** * Very slightly more complex than example1, further modifying example2. The * only thing this does differently is introduce a loop into the response, so * you don't have to restart the program after one response. Also, it prints out * the socket pair the server sees. Run the program via telnet several times and * compare the socket pairs. * * telnet (nc) localhost 2317 * * If you're sophisticated you can contact the instructor's computer while * running this program. * * telnet (nc) [ipNumberOfServerLaptop] 2317 * * and have the instructor display the socket pairs received. * * @author mcgredo * @author brutzman */ public class TcpExample3Server { public static void main(String[] args) { try { // ServerSocket waits for a connection from a client. // Notice that it is outside the loop; ServerSocket // needs to be made only once. System.out.println("TcpExample3Server has started..."); // it helps debugging to put this on console first ServerSocket serverSocket = new ServerSocket(2317); OutputStream os; PrintStream ps; InetAddress localAddress, remoteAddress; int localPort, remotePort; // Server is up and waiting (i.e. "blocked" or paused) // Loop, infinitely, waiting for client connections. // Stop the program somewhere else. while (true) { // block until connected to a client try (Socket clientConnectionSocket = serverSocket.accept()) { // Now hook everything up (i.e. set up the streams), Java style: os = clientConnectionSocket.getOutputStream(); ps = new PrintStream(os); ps.println("This message was produced by the server."); // this gets sent back to client! // Print some information locally about the Socket connection. // This includes the port and IP numbers on both sides (the socket pair). localAddress = clientConnectionSocket.getLocalAddress(); remoteAddress = clientConnectionSocket.getInetAddress(); localPort = clientConnectionSocket.getLocalPort(); remotePort = clientConnectionSocket.getPort(); // My socket pair connection looks like this, to localhost: // Socket pair: (( /0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1, 2317 ), ( /0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1, 54876 )) // Socket pair: (( /0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1, 2317 ), ( /0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1, 54881 )) // Why is the first IP/port the same, while the second set has different ports? System.out.println("TcpExample3Server socket pair showing host name, address, port:"); System.out.println(" (( " + localAddress.getHostName() + "=" + localAddress.getHostAddress() + ", " + localPort + " ), ( " + remoteAddress.getHostName() + "=" + remoteAddress.getHostAddress() + ", " + remotePort + " ))"); if ( localAddress.getHostName().equals( localAddress.getHostAddress()) || remoteAddress.getHostName().equals(remoteAddress.getHostAddress())) System.out.println(" note HostName matches address if host has no DNS name"); // Notice the use of flush() and try w/ resources. Without // the try w/ resources the Socket object may stay open for // a while after the client has stopped needing this // connection. try w/ resources explicitly ends the connection. ps.flush(); // like it or not, you're outta here! } } } catch (IOException e) { System.err.println("Problem with TcpExample3Server networking: " + e); // Provide more helpful information to user if exception occurs due to running twice at one time if (e instanceof java.net.BindException) { System.err.println("*** Be sure to stop any other running instances of programs using this port!"); } } } }