TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gay,Warren W.
TI  - Linux socket programming by example
SN  - 9780789722416
U1  - 005.268 22
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Indiana
PB  - Que
KW  - Operating systems (Computers)
KW  - Client/server computing
KW  - Programming by example (Computer science)
KW  - Linux
N1  - Table of Content 

Part  1  Basic Socket Concepts
1  Introducing Sockets
  A Brief Historical Introduction
  Understanding Sockets
  Comparing Sockets to Pipes
  Creating Sockets, etc.

2  Domain and Address Families
  Nameless Sockets
  Understanding Domains, etc.

3  Address Conversion Function
  Internet IP Numbers
  Allocating IP Addresses
  Manipulating IP Numbers, etc.

4  Socket Types and Protocols
  Specifying the Domain of a Socket
  Using the Socket Type
  Choosing a Socket Type, etc.

5  Binding Addresses to a Socket
  The purchase of the bind {2} Function
  Using the bind {2} function, etc.

6  Connection less-Oriented Protocols
  The Methods of Communication
  Performing Input/ Output of Data grams, etc.

7   Connection -Oriented Protocols for Clients
  Reviewing the Methods of Communication
  Internet Services
  Consulting the / etc/ protocols file, etc.

8  Connection -Oriented Protocols for Servers
  Understanding the Role of the Servers
  The Listen {2} Function
  The accept{2} Function Call, etc.

9  Host name and Network Name Hookups
  Understanding the Need for Names
  Using the uname {2} Function
  Obtaining Hostnames and Domain Names, etc.

Part 2 Advanced Socket Programming
10  Using Standard 1/0 on Sockets
Understanding the need for standard I/O on sockets
Associating a socket with a stream
etc.

11  Concurrent Client Server
Understanding the multiple-client problem
Overview of server functions
using fork(2) to service multiple clients
etc.

12  Socket Options
Getting socket options
Setting socket options
etc. 

13  Broadcasting with UDP
Understanding broadcast addresses
Broadcasting from a server 
Receiving broadcasts
etc.

14  Out-of-Band Data
Defining out of band
Understanding the need for out of band data
Sockets and out of band data
etc.

15  Using the inetd Daemon
Steps common to most servers
Introducing inetd
Implementing a simple stream tcp server
etc.

16  Network Security Programming
Defining security
The challenges of security
Identifying friend or foe
etc.

17  Passing Credentials and File Descriptors
Problem statement
Introducing ancillary data
Introducing I/O vectors
etc. 

18  A Practical Network Project
Problem statement 
Solving the quote service problem
Examining the quote server program
etc.

   

; Includes index : p. 537-558
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