Hello,

I have client server setup, S and C using TCp sockets.
linux1 as server and linux3 as
On server side i have an infinte loop, which accepts connections,

When i try to connect to a new to the listening port, it connects
but on server side no new port is openend, attaches itself to the Listening port,


# netstat -a | grep 59184
tcp 0 0 linux1.59184 *.* LISTEN

after connect,
# netstat -a | grep 59184
tcp 0 0 linux1.59184 *.* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 linux1.59184 linux3.32885 ESTABLISHED

so when i try to close the the new socket id , the listening socket is closed.

why is this happening, the server should have opened a new port to handle the new connection?

The behavior you describe is pretty much how it's supposed to work as far as I know. Server listens on port x, client connects on server port x via client ephemeral port y, server accepts connection on port x. If you've programmed the server to fork, new client connections to the server will connect on server port x via client port z. From the server's viewpoint, all connections should occur on its listening port; it shouldn't open a new port for every connection. What am I missing?

Thanks for the reply.
Sorry, i gooooofed up.