UNIX Socket FAQ

Loco

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Registered: 2002-06-12

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Re: 5 - Writing UDP/SOCK_DGRAM applications

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* When should I use UDP instead of TCP?
* What is the difference between "connected" and "unconnected" sockets?
* Does doing a connect() call affect the receive behaviour of the socket?
* How can I read ICMP errors from "connected" UDP sockets?
* How can I be sure that a UDP message is received?
* How can I be sure that UDP messages are received in order?
* How often should I re-transmit un-acknowleged messages?
* How come only the first part of my datagram is getting through?
* Why does the socket's buffer fill up sooner than expected?