Searching for a tutorial/book on socket programming
 

Hi,

I am taking a course on "Socket Programming on The Linux Platform" and so would like to have some reference book/tutorial to read along. I've googled this and got some good stuff but also got a lot of crap.

Also since I am a complete n00b in this field so I would like to ask someone who has experience in this field and could guide me in making a good choice of reference material for a good tutorial/book (possibly downloadable through the internet).

Thanx in anticipation.

Sockets programming to a C API these days is somewhat tedious. "Unix Network Programming, Volume I" (ISBN 0131411551) is considered a pretty good reference in this regard. A lot of higher level languages make socket programming much easier. For example, socket programming in Python is a snap.

A decent tutorial...

http://www.coding-zone.co.uk/cpp/art...gramming.shtml

Hi, Carl.waldbieser thanx for the advice and the book. I'll check it out.

Also thanks Juanbobo I already knew about that guide but now I'll feel even more comfortable and confident in going through with it.

Thanx again.

Hi,

The book suggested by Carl.Waldbieser is great!!!. Thanx again.

Here is a link to download the book for anyone who is also looking for a book on Socket Programming :

Unix Network Programming Volume 1:The Sockets Networking API, Third Edition

good short tutorial and reference
 

This is also an excellent quick reference with programming examples.

TCP/IP Sockets in C: Practical Guide for Programmers (The Practical Guides Series) (Morgan Kaufmann Practical Guides Series), written by Michael J. Donahoo / Kenneth L. Calvert

Hi House_Randann,
Checked out the book you mentioned. A good one indeed.

Thanx for the help