Okay...Here is some code.....I in this version it won't connect the second until the first is done reading....I understand that the <$socket> is 'blocking' but does that effect children and forks??

use IO::Socket::INET;

#ignore child processes to prevent zombies
  $SIG{CHLD} = 'IGNORE';
   my $socket = IO::Socket::INET->new(
       LocalPort => 1776,
       Type      => SOCK_STREAM,
       Reuse     => 1,
       Listen    => 10 )
      or die "Big Problem with the Server, Man : $!\n\n";

while ( my $client = $socket->accept() ) 
{
   my $child;

# perform the fork or exit
  die "Can't fork: $!" unless defined ($child = fork());

  if ($child == 0) {   #i'm the child!

#close the child's listen socket, we dont need it.
    $socket->close;

#call the main child rountine
    print $client 'Hello, down there!!', "\n\n";
    $msg = <$client>;  ### ** When one child is here the others seem t
+o hang until its done **

#if the child returns, then just exit
    exit 0;
  }
  else {   #i'm the parent!
#who connected?
    warn "Connecton recieved ... ",$client->peerhost," ... Sent to Chi
+ld: $child\n";

#close the connection, the parent has already passed
#   it off to a child.
    warn "Waiting for Child to start...\n";
    sleep(1); # Give the child a moment to start
    warn "Closing Parent connection.\n\n";
    $client->close();

  }

}

close($socket);

exit 0;

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In reply to Re: TCP IO:Sockets problem by otijim
in thread TCP IO:Sockets problem by otijim

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