I don't know exactly what socket means. A server runs on a specific computer and has a socket that is bound to a specific port number. The server just waits, listening to the socket for a client …

Sep 30, 2008 · An endpoint (socket) is defined by the combination of a network address and a port identifier. Note that address/port does not completely identify a socket (more on this later). …

Feb 24, 2018 · 1 The Docker daemon binds to a Unix socket instead of a TCP port. By default that Unix socket is owned by the user root and other users can only access it using sudo. The …

Jun 8, 2017 · I've read a few post regarding socket hang up and it mention about sending a request and there's no response from the server side and probably timeout. How do I extend …

What are the differences between socket.io and websockets in node.js? Are they both server push technologies? The only differences I felt was, socket.io allowed me to send/emit …

Here is an excerpt from socket.io client source secure: 'https' == uri.protocol (version 0.9.16), it sets secure option to true if https is detected in the url.

113 A socket is a pseudo-file that represents a network connection. Once a socket has been created (identifying the other host and port), writes to that socket are turned into network …

Most socket libraries, however, are so used to programmers neglecting to use this piece of etiquette that normally a close is the same as shutdown(); close(). So in most situations, an …

Oct 24, 2013 · java.net.SocketException socket is closed This exception means that you closed the socket, and then continued to try to use it. os.close(); And you closed it here. Closing …

41 I'm learning about network programming in Unix and currently trying to understand the concept of socket and file descriptors. From what I have understood a file descriptor is simply a …