How To Make Socket Connection

**madhumurundi** · 04-17-2008, 01:33 PM

hello, frndz i prepared code for socketprogramming ...its working in stand alone system but it is not working across the network...it is showing an exception.....socket is not creating..........i mentioned int port=6789; and hostname=localhost; so wt can i do???????????????????:

**Java Tip** · 04-17-2008, 02:07 PM

What is the exception? May be that port is being used by another application on the system you are trying to test networking.

**dream_noir** · 04-17-2008, 05:07 PM

If the hostname your using is localhost then you aren't connecting across a network, you are trying to connect to the computer you're currently on. More information would be good, but if you don't have the client/server both running on your local computer and your trying to connect to localhost then well, it just won't work.

**madhumurundi** · 04-18-2008, 07:50 AM

Originally Posted by dream_noir

If the hostname your using is localhost then you aren't connecting across a network, you are trying to connect to the computer you're currently on. More information would be good, but if you don't have the client/server both running on your local computer and your trying to connect to localhost then well, it just won't work.

while i connecting in across the network i changed localhost name to hostname of that machine....even though its not working..????

**dream_noir** · 04-20-2008, 09:02 PM

What do you mean you changed localhost to the host name of the machine? Do you mean the IP address of the machine? You're probably going to need to post up some information about what you're trying to do and exactly how you're trying to do it.

What is the address of the remote machine your trying to connect to and on what port. Is it in the same network as you? Is the remote machine running a firewall? Things like that.

**CaptainMorgan** · 04-21-2008, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by dream_noir

What do you mean you changed localhost to the host name of the machine? Do you mean the IP address of the machine? You're probably going to need to post up some information about what you're trying to do and exactly how you're trying to do it.

What is the address of the remote machine your trying to connect to and on what port. Is it in the same network as you? Is the remote machine running a firewall? Things like that.

madhum, please do as advised by dream_noir... some code would also help too... you're prolonging the answer to your question by leaving out crucial information.