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Linux Socket Programming by Example - Warren Gay

Linux Socket Programming by Example
	Table of Contents
	Preface>
	I: Basic Socket Concepts
	1. Introducing Sockets
	2. Domains and Address Families
	3. Address Conversion Functions
	4. Socket Types and Protocols
	5. Binding Addresses to a Socket
	6. Connectionless-Oriented Protocols
	7. Connection-Oriented Protocols for Clients
	8. Connection-Oriented Protocols for Servers
	9. Hostname and Network Name Lookups
	II: Advanced Socket Programming
	10. Using Standard I/O on Sockets
	11. Concurrent Client Servers
	12. Socket Options
	13. Broadcasting with UDP
	14. Out-of-Band Data
	15. Using the inetd Daemon
	16. Network Security Programming
	17. Passing Credentials and File Descriptors
	18. A Practical Network Project
		Problem Statement
		Solving the Quote Service Problem
		Examining the Quote Server Program
		Fetching Quotations via get_tickinfo()
		Broadcasting Quotes via broadcast()
		Examining the Client Program
		Compiling and Running the Demonstration
		What's Next
	Appendixes
	A. Socket Function Quick Reference
	B. Socket-Related Structures Reference
	C. Useful Network Tables
	glossary
	Index

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Chapter 18. A Practical Network Project

Whether your brain is smarting from the last chapter or whether it got smarter, it's time to take a rest. Rather than cover new material in this chapter, you are going to have some fun applying the knowledge that you have learned throughout this book. It's important to have a little fun after so much learning effort has been expended.

In this chapter, you will

Apply TCP/IP stream sockets to download stock quotations from the Internet
Apply UDP broadcasting to deliver stock quotes to your LAN
Use a UDP client program to receive the LAN broadcast stock quotations

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