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So where are you stuck? You have all the keywords required to get this to work in a hurry, so the only thing I can think of, you have no idea what those keywords mean, but seeing how this isn't for class, how'd you manage to to get the keywords and string them together so they make sense?
socket programming tutorial
Introduction to Data Communications
Beej's Guide to Network Programming
Socket Programming
Sockets programming in Java: A tutorial
Advanced Socket Programming
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Re^4: Creating a messenger system using sockets and tcp protocol.
by The Elite Noob (Sexton) on Mar 23, 2011 at 01:41 UTC
    Well, thanks for the links anyways, i have some general knowledge about networks, and what you can and cannot do, just don't know how to make it work. again, thanks for the links.