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    Can't Connect

    Trying to get up and running with Winsocks.

    I have the following code and can't get a connection going.

    I have seen this example on several sites.

    The program appears to hang on the following command:

    if (connect(s, (struct sockaddr *)&server, sizeof(server)) < 0)

    Here is the program:

    I'm using VS2017.

    The compiler was giving a warning that the function was depreciated, I disabled depreciated errors and got it to compile but it doesn't connect.

    Could that be the problem?




    Code:
    #include<stdio.h>
    #include <conio.h>
    #include<winsock2.h>
    
    #pragma comment(lib,"ws2_32.lib") //Winsock Library
    int main()
    {
    	WSADATA wsa;
    	SOCKET s;	
    	struct sockaddr_in server;
    
    
    	printf("\nInitialising Winsock...");
    	if (WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2, 2), &wsa) != 0)
    	{
    		printf("Failed. Error Code : %d", WSAGetLastError());
    		return 1;
    	}
    
    	printf("Initialised.");
    
    	if ((s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) == INVALID_SOCKET)
    	{
    		printf("Could not create socket : %d", WSAGetLastError());
    	}
    
    	printf("\nSocket created.\n");
    
    
    
    	server.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr("74.125.235.20");
    	server.sin_family = AF_INET;
    	server.sin_port = htons(80);
    
    	//Connect to remote server
    	if (connect(s, (struct sockaddr *)&server, sizeof(server)) < 0)
    	{
    		puts(" connect error");
    		return 1;
    	}
    
    	puts("Connected");
    
    	
    	_getch(); 
    	return 0;
        
    }
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    Re: Can't Connect

    From MSDN:
    Return value
    If no error occurs, connect returns zero. Otherwise, it returns SOCKET_ERROR, and a specific error code can be retrieved by calling WSAGetLastError.
    I do not see where you call the WSAGetLastError.
    Last edited by VictorN; May 8th, 2020 at 04:41 AM.
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    Re: Can't Connect

    It just sits there and does nothing (hangs). I went to MSDN and some more ideas. I'll give that a shot.

    btw, when I tried to compile that in VS 2017, I got a message that the "connect" function is depreciated???
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    Re: Can't Connect

    I suspect it's waiting for a reply. I'd suggest you use Wireshark to examine the packets on the network to see what's happening.

    What site is 74.125.235.20 ? When I try pinging it, it times-out and trying to connect to it via firefox, it just hangs - same as you are seeing. Is this site valid and active? The issue you are having could be with the site.
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    Re: Can't Connect

    Thanks,

    That's exactly what was happening the site doesn't exist. I got it from an some website as the an address for GOOGLE.COM,

    As I was doing some reading I learned about PING (told you guys I was a beginner , didn't even know what Ping is for). Anyhow plugged the ping address in there and it started working.

    Thanks again guys.

    I might be coming around here with more Winsock questions, my goal is to be able to read\write to a binary file on a server from my MFC application. I wrote my own database using fwrite, fread, fopen.

    Now I have to make my desktop app Client\Server.

    Thanks again guys.
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    Re: Can't Connect

    Quote Originally Posted by VictorN View Post
    From MSDN:I do not see where you call the WSAGetLastError.
    Vic,

    I'm not sure if you're asking me to go look up the error code so I can learn what is happening or you just read MSDN and realized how to get more information on the problem.

    However, I did add error printing and got the error code, havn't had time to look it up tho.

    I will get the code to you tho, It should be some code that says the server doesn't exist or doesn't accept connections.
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    Re: Can't Connect

    Quote Originally Posted by ADSOFT View Post
    Thanks,

    That's exactly what was happening the site doesn't exist. I got it from an some website as the an address for GOOGLE.COM,

    As I was doing some reading I learned about PING (told you guys I was a beginner , didn't even know what Ping is for). Anyhow plugged the ping address in there and it started working.

    Thanks again guys.

    I might be coming around here with more Winsock questions, my goal is to be able to read\write to a binary file on a server from my MFC application. I wrote my own database using fwrite, fread, fopen.

    Now I have to make my desktop app Client\Server.

    Thanks again guys.
    There are ways of doing this other than using sockets. See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...communications for a discussion on these.

    If you are going to be using sockets, then I'd suggest you get a basic understanding of TCP/IP and Wireshark.
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    Re: Can't Connect

    Thank You very much.

    I will look into that.
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    Re: Can't Connect

    Quote Originally Posted by ADSOFT View Post
    ... my goal is to be able to read\write to a binary file on a server from my MFC application.
    Then I'd recommend you using not the raw Winsocks functions but the MFC CAsyncSocket class.

    Quote Originally Posted by ADSOFT View Post
    ... I wrote my own database using fwrite, fread, fopen.
    Why reinvent the wheel? Why not use already existing and free DBMS system like SQL Server (Express edition)?
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    Re: Can't Connect

    I read your link.

    MFC CInternetFile looks promising. I want to be communicating through the Ineternet.
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