BNetEx

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Vertex

(Posted 2005) [#1]

Vertex

(Posted 2005) [#2]

New version with TCP Support!

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Server Example:

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Client Example:

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cu olli

Dip	(Posted 2005) [#3]

I chose your module for the networking in my game, and it
has worked out great! I was able to get it to work on
windows, mac, and linux. A couple of issues I ran across:

1:

If Result = SOCKET_ERROR_ Then
    DebugLog err()
    Return 0
Else

On both mac and linux, err() was undefined. I
guess it isn't included in the libstdc or something.
Commenting it out allowed it to compile.

2:
For prototyping purposes, I used a text file to read in the
ip address as a string, then connect to it. For example,

Stream.SetRemoteIP(TNetwork.IntIP(hostIP))

where hostIP is read in from a file as "192.168.0.100".
The only catch was this didn't work with linux. My linux
machine was able to host, but not connect to a remote
host. I almost pulled my hair out until I tried reversing the
segments, to get "100.0.168.192". It was then able to
immediately connect to the remote host. I think this has
something to do with a dns resolution happening (ie
192.168.0.100 = 100.0.168.192.in-addr.arpa.), but I could
be mistaken.

3:

TNetwork.StringIP(Stream.GetLocalIP())

On all 3 platforms, this returned 0.0.0.0. Each was done using different hardware.

Keith

Vertex

(Posted 2005) [#4]

Hi!

Function err:Int() = "WSAGetLastError@0"

Hmm sorry, this was only for me :)

WSAGetLastError is the same I think as "errno" on Linux, on MacOS I don't know.

htonl_(Self.RemoteIP) must be convert the IP in networkbyte order correctly. This is platformdepently. So I think Windows and Linux must convert from Little- into BigEndian and MacOS can use it so.

TNetwork.StringIP(Stream.GetLocalIP()) = "0.0.0.0" Thats correct. You can get you local IP by using TNetwork.HostIP("") but I must programm HostIP :)

Thank you for testing! Thats nice!
cu olli

Vertex

(Posted 2005) [#5]

So, new update... Tested all things, and it works correctly (on windows)

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(sorry, only with german help)

UDP and TCP Streams are now buffered. Hmm just see the examples :P

TCP-Server:

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UDP-Client:

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Netzwerkzeug:

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cu olli

AntonyWells

(Posted 2005) [#6]

Once a client connects to a stream, how does the server send info back when there are more than one client?
Do you,

1.Send connect request to main server.
2.Create new udp stream on server connected to that client ip,port.
3.Send info meant for that client down that new udp stream?

Or is there a way to do it down the one udp stream on the server?

Vertex

(Posted 2005) [#7]

Yes, the best way is, to use only one udp stream. How does it work?:
- A client must know the ip address and the udp port of the server
- This client must set this ip address and port per SetRemoteIP (in association with TNetwork.IntIP()) and SetRemotePort and can send a request like "LOGIN Username" (using WriteString o.e. and using than SendMsg)
- The server getting a message from a client. It receives the message per RecvMsg. This method set automaticaly the ip address and port of the client. You can get this ip address and port per GetMsgIP and GetMsgPort. You can save this important information in a TList.
- The server sending a acknowlege like "OK" to the client by using SetRemoteIP and SetRemotePort with the ip address and port from GetMsgIP and GetMsgPort.

You must remind that a server need only one udp stream for sending and receiving of messages from all clients. What client have send a message you can get per GetMsgIP and GetMsgPort. If the server want to send a answer, than it need to set the receiver(i.e. client) via SetRemoteIP and SetRemotePort.

A client needs too only one udp stream for communication with a server(or more servers).

cu olli

Eikon

(Posted 2005) [#8]

This no longer compiles under 1.12, I hope you can fix it

I get an "Internal Error" on this line

		If Addresses[0] Then
			Return ntohl_(Var(Int Ptr(Addresses[0]))) ' Error
		Else

Vertex

(Posted 2005) [#9]

Thx Eikon, BNetEx 1.5 is out. Samples and Modulecode are updated.

BMax has a bug with dereference a int-pointer, so I must work very trickie.

So, I don't know, if this work on MacOS and Linux. Win32 work perfect.

cu olli

Hotcakes

(Posted 2005) [#10]

Is your 'bug' related to this? EDIT : Sorry, my bad, you're the one that started that topic ;]

Vertex

(Posted 2005) [#11]

http://vertex.art-fx.org/bnetex161.zip

New version 1.61:
- RecvAvail: returns -1 = Error, else size of receiveable bytes
- GetState: returns -1 = Error, 0 = Disconnected, 1 = All right

cu olli

Eikon

(Posted 2005) [#12]

Hi vertex, thanks for the regular updates.

If I want to stick with using BNetEx 1.61 with BMax 1.10, I get an error on these two lines:

	Method Delete()
		MemFree(Self.RecvBuffer) ' Error (missing size)
		MemFree(Self.SendBuffer) ' Error (missing size)
	End Method

would this be the correct way to solve the problem?

		MemFree(Self.RecvBuffer, Self.RecvSize)
		MemFree(Self.SendBuffer, Self.SendSize)

Vertex

(Posted 2005) [#13]

Yes, BMax 1.12 don't need the size parameter in MemFree.
cu olli

Ghizzo

(Posted 2005) [#14]

hi!

Does all the bnetex features works under MacOS and Linux too?

Does is possible to have a english version? :)

Bye!

Vertex

(Posted 2005) [#15]

I hope :)

A english version? Hmm, no :P Hard work to write an english document with my grammar :)

cu olli

Ghizzo

(Posted 2005) [#16]

eh eh! Your english isn't so bad... for me is much better a bad grammar than german comments ;)

Anyway... does is possible to send anonymous UDP packets? i.e without indicating the source IP?

Vertex

(Posted 2005) [#17]

Hmmm, I haven't any time for a documentation, but there are not so much commands...

Anonymous packets? No, not with BNetEx. To send a anonymous packet, you must work with raw sockets. You must know, how Ethernet?, how IP and how UDP are structed. But I'am interested in it :)

cu olli

Ghizzo

(Posted 2005) [#18]

hmmm... raw sockets and anonymous packets... a perfect upgrade for a BnetEx 2.0 release ;)

Eikon

(Posted 2006) [#19]

Vertex, please see the e-mail I sent you. I am running into a big problem that's keeping me from moving forward with my project. BNet will crash if you try to SendUDP to an invalid IP more than once, and SendUDP returns nothing to let you know whether a problem has occured.

WriteByte Stream, 0
SendUDPMsg Stream, IP, Port ' IP is not set to receive

' Resend
WriteByte Stream, 0         ' "Error writing to stream" crash here occurs in stream.bmx
SendUDPMsg Stream, IP, Port ' Same invalid IP and Port

This means if you have any kind of resend routine in place, and someone closes the client with CTRL+ALT+DELETE or some other method that doesn't send a QUIT packet, the server and all remaining clients will crash with the server's first resend to the invalid IP.

Please look into this.

Will	(Posted 2006) [#20]

is it possible to host a server and connect to it on the same computer? This is a really important functionality if you want to divorce your game logic from the server completely that seems to be missing from GNet.

Vertex

(Posted 2006) [#21]

Eikon: I'll make you a new BNet module. To debug the old module is complicated.

Will: Yes, it is possible. You can too host a server and connect to it in the same program.

cu olli

Will	(Posted 2006) [#22]

Great! I guess I'll have to use BNet then, since GNet can't do that.

Eikon

(Posted 2006) [#23]

Hi Vertex, thanks for the response. To anyone who is having the same problem, I fixed it by editing out the line in stream.bmx's WriteBytes function that throws the "Error Writing to Stream" exception, and rebuilding modules. I made it simply return false instead. The only problem is that this seems to have created a small memory leak, though this may be attributed to something else, I'll have to investigate further.

Vertex

(Posted 2006) [#24]

The UDP Functions are ready, I must test it now.
cu olli

Vertex

(Posted 2006) [#25]

http://vertex.art-fx.org/bnet150.zip

Please test it. There are only UDP functions + CountHostIPs and so on. DottedIP -> StringIP and in addition IntIP() to BlitzBasic.

cu olli

Eikon

(Posted 2006) [#26]

Hey Vertex. I'll take a look and get back to you soon, thanks

Vertex

(Posted 2006) [#27]

http://vertex.art-fx.org/bnet160.zip
Now with TCP Functions.

cu olli

Progi1984

(Posted 2006) [#28]

What are all the features of BNet ?
Is there a documentation ?
Are there examples ?
What is the to do list for this module ?

Vertex

(Posted 2006) [#29]

The features of BNet are the same as Blitz3D/2D/Plus without DirectPlay. The documentation you also can find here:
http://blitzbasic.com/bpdocs/command_list_2d_cat.php?show=TCP%20(Network)
http://blitzbasic.com/bpdocs/command_list_2d_cat.php?show=UDP%20(Network)
So examples can find anywhere :)

Normaly, this thread is not for discussing BNet but BNetEx. BNetEx is the more logical and object orientadet advancement of BNet.

cu olli

Progi1984

(Posted 2006) [#30]

What are differences between BNet and BNetEx in features ?

What are differences between Bnet(Ex and co) and ENet (the network official module) ?

Hummelpups

(Posted 2006) [#31]

BNetEx is object oriented.

Progi1984

(Posted 2006) [#32]

The last version of BnetEx is the 1.61, and it is aged of 2 months. Is it the last version ? What are future features in dev ?

Vertex

(Posted 2006) [#33]

Future features? In germany we would say "das w�re Schnickschnack" :)

BNetEx is, like IMurDOOM already sayed, completly object orientated.

ENet = SocketStreamModule? If yes, than this is in my view the bad alternate to Blitz3D.

cu olli

Progi1984

(Posted 2006) [#34]

What is the english for 'das w�re Schnickschnack' ?

Vertex, your module is so good ! It is as well as Blitz3D 's network module

Good ! Very Good !

Hummelpups

(Posted 2006) [#35]

nice 2 have,
doesn't matter,
unnessesary,

;D

IMurDOOM

Eikon

(Posted 2006) [#36]

Vertex,
The new version is great, thanks for all the work you put into it.

I have a question about routers/firewalls. Is there a way for a server to receive traffic on the UDP host port without having to manually forward it in my router settings?

Vertex

(Posted 2006) [#37]

Hi!

If I understud you right:
No, you can't manipulate in the application layer the router settings. That is good :)

Progi1984: "Schnickschnack" -> engl. "Knick-Knack"

cu olli

Ghizzo

(Posted 2006) [#38]

Another little question... what's the maximum size allowed for a single UDP packet?

Vertex

(Posted 2006) [#39]

http://vertex.art-fx.org/bnetex162.zip
Now, the limit is < 65 KByte to send a message in one part.

cu olli

peltazoid

(Posted 2006) [#40]

I have done a brief translation of the bbdocs into english (using bablefish). I will post a link to it if vertex is ok with it :D

It's not perfect, as I have not used the lib yet, only just deceiding to take a look after realising gnet does not do what I want :(

cheers

Vertex

(Posted 2006) [#41]

http://vertex.art-fx.org/bnet/bnetex162.zip sorry, fileserver crashed today, so have build a new index page and restructure the filestructure.

peltazoid: hmm, ok, i will try to translate it.

cu olli

Moogles

(Posted 2006) [#42]

thanks for this module. its very handy! :)

peltazoid

(Posted 2006) [#43]

I have a translation of 162. i can send you the new source if you want, send me your email :D

AntonyWells

(Posted 2006) [#44]

I was just checking out bnet because I wanted something b3d's networking rather than oop, but the udpserver demos calls a function that does not exist.

namely InitNetwork().

Any ideas?

Vertex

(Posted 2006) [#45]

New Version 1.63
http://vertex.dreamfall.at/bnet/bnetex163.zip

Working german documentation, renewed examples, new module scope Vertex.BNetEx and new license(modified MIT).

The new license say only, that you have to name the author and co-author of BNetEx(see doc/commands.htm). BNetEx is furthermore open source and free.

cu olli

popcade

(Posted 2006) [#46]

The ZIP seems to be corrupted, I can't extract it.

Vertex

(Posted 2006) [#47]

Please try again, my stupid ftp client seems to be doesn't work.

cu olli

popcade

(Posted 2006) [#48]

Thanks, this time it works, and thanks for this great module (I've been learnt much from it)

Nessie

(Posted 2006) [#49]

Sorry for the newbie question, but can someone tell me how to install this. I have just had a clean install of Blitzmax and I have added the directory bnetex.mod to BlitzMax\mod\pub.mod but when I run the example I get the error "Compile error can't find interface for module `Vertex.bnetex` "

Dreamora

(Posted 2006) [#50]

You have to put it under vertex.mod/bnetex.mod as described above. Pub / BRL are only for official modules not for 3rd party modules.

Nessie

(Posted 2006) [#51]

Thanks for the help, got it working now. tried searching for it everywhere but just couldn't find it. Maybe I should go through the help files again

Vertex

(Posted 2006) [#52]

Oh, sorry, BNetEx v1.64 have included a little readme.txt

http://vertex.dreamfall.at/bnet/bnetex164.zip
(added Method Flush in TNetStream)

cu olli

Vertex

(Posted 2007) [#53]

New Version 1.65
http://vertex.dreamfall.at/bnet/bnetex165.zip

Now, you can receive and send packages up to 65 KByte for TCP and UDP. Thanks to IMurDOOM for this note!

cu olli

Takuan

(Posted 2007) [#54]

Cool to see it is still improving.

Are you sure your folders or readme.txt in 1.65 are right? ;)

Vertex

(Posted 2007) [#55]

Thank you!
Hmm, whats wrong with the directory structure/readme?

cu olli

Steffenk

(Posted 2007) [#56]

Seems to me as if it missed a 'bnetex.mod' directory.

Vertex

(Posted 2007) [#57]

Oh, yes, fixed :P

Vertex

(Posted 2007) [#58]

Current Version:
vertex.dreamfall.at/bnet/bnetex166.zip

Fixed bug for Linux. Based on the bug in pub.stdc with declared false values for SOL_SOCKET_, SO_RCVBUF_ and SO_SNDBUF_(values are only valid for Windows)

Using pselect on Linux (see linux.c) with a defined signalmask.

Testesd successfull with Kubuntu and Debian.

cu olli

Gavin Beard

(Posted 2007) [#59]

hey this module looks great, stupid question but i'm not home to check. can i simple do :

Create Socket via TCP
connect to (ip address, port)
send data / receive data.

only reason i ask is that i have some issues with tStream connecting direct to an IP with having a host name. cheers

Vertex

(Posted 2007) [#60]

Yes you can:

GLobal Stream:TTCPStream

Stream = New TTCPStream
Stream.Init()
Stream.SetLocalPort()
Stream.SetRemoteIP(TNetwork.IntIP("127.0.0.1"))
Stream.SetRemotePort(80)

Stream.Connect()

Stream.WriteLine("Hello, world!")
While Stream.SendMsg() ; Wend

While Stream.RecvMsg() ; Wend
Print(Stream:ReadLine())

cu olli

Gavin Beard

(Posted 2007) [#61]

Hey thx, did it very well indeed, let me connect to a msn server and login to retrieve a buddy list :-)

IceVAN

(Posted 2007) [#62]

Hello Vertex

This code run in 165 version,
but in 166 version I get this message "Can't create socket"

SuperStrict

Framework Vertex.BNetEx
Import Brl.StandardIO

Global Stream : TUDPStream

Try

Stream = New TUDPStream
If Not Stream.Init() Then Throw("Can't create socket")
Stream.SetLocalPort(1234)


Repeat
	If Stream.RecvAvail() Then
		While Stream.RecvMsg() ; Wend

		If Stream.Size() > 0 Then
			Print("Message from:")
			Print(" - IP = " + TNetwork.StringIP(Stream.GetMsgIP()))
			Print(" - Port = " + Stream.GetMsgPort())
			While Not Stream.Eof()
				Print(">"+Stream.ReadLine())
			Wend
		EndIf
	EndIf
Forever

Catch Exception:Object
	Print("Error")
	Print(" " + Exception.ToString())

End Try

If Stream Then Stream.Close()
Print("~n- ready -")
End

Vertex

(Posted 2007) [#63]

What OS do you have?

IceVAN

(Posted 2007) [#64]

I have OS X

Vertex

(Posted 2007) [#65]

Oh, sorry, I can't test it on OS X :(

There is the following new part on BNetEx:

	?MacOS
		Const FIONREAD    : Int   = $4004667F
		Const SOL_SOCKET_ : Int   = 1 ' Not sure!
		Const SO_SNDBUF_  : Short = 7 ' Not sure!
		Const SO_RCVBUF_  : Short = 8 ' Not sure!

I have the values for Windows an Linux. I thank, that the constants the same as Linux, but I'am not sure. Do you have any *.h files for OS X that defines this constants?

cu olli

IceVAN

(Posted 2007) [#66]

Hi Vertex

Sorry, I haven't found a file *.h with those constants.

I have tried to looking for Internet and only I have found the values of linux.

Vertex

(Posted 2007) [#67]

Do you looking for sys/socket.h ?
SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF and SO_RCVBUF are important, FIONREAD is right I think(becouse it runs in v1.65)

http://fxr.watson.org/fxr/source/bsd/sys/socket.h?v=xnu-517#L121
You can test it with

	?MacOS
		Const FIONREAD    : Int   = $4004667F
		Const SOL_SOCKET_ : Int   = $FFFF
		Const SO_SNDBUF_  : Short = $1001
		Const SO_RCVBUF_  : Short = $1002

Replace the old code with this, and recompile the module.

But I'am not sure if this header file is written for MacOS X.

cu olli

IceVAN

(Posted 2007) [#68]

Ops!!! X)

Thanks Vertex, now run OK!!

Vertex

(Posted 2007) [#69]

Thanks for testing! The next update will come with new constant values and maybe broadcast support and ping(ICMP Echo Request) function.

cu olli

IceVAN

(Posted 2007) [#70]

Your modu works really well.

I have done TCP/IP CHAT using of server the computer of my house.
Now we are using it in my job.

Work well under OSX, WINDOWS and LINUX

Good work.

Blueapples

(Posted 2007) [#71]

Is there an English translation of the doc yet? I'd really like to use this, at the moment I am making direct Win32 calls to do UDP communication and I want to switch to something cross platform. My ability to read German (while it is a beautiful language) is somewhat... lacking however.

Vertex

(Posted 2007) [#72]

No, there is no english translation because my english is to bad for it. I can write an english help, but you get an translation in form of posts you see above by me.

I'am testing at the time the broadcasting functionality. The first test sending 3 as 1 message to the clients and I haven't any explanation for it.

cu olli

Derron

(Posted 2007) [#73]

vertex... what do you mean?

broadcasting on local lan is still achieved when sending to eg 192.168.0.255 (just cut the last part of the local ip and add 255). Now all in the LAN receive the packet?

If you mean "broadcasting" to all clients... then I used your code, saved the packet before sending and then sent it to all clients I know (each time restoring the "buffer" after having sent to one of the clients).

If I didn't understand the thing you want... you may also write your answer in German - so I may be able to give some suggestions too.

bye
MB

Vertex

(Posted 2007) [#74]

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms740148.aspx#for_sockets_using_ip_(version_4)

Const BROADCAST_ADDRESS : Int = $FFFFFFFF
'...
	Method SendMsg:Int()
		Local Enable:Byte, Write:Int, Result:Int, Temp:Byte Ptr

		If Self.Socket = INVALID_SOCKET_ Or ..
		   Self.SendSize = 0 Then Return 0

		If Self.RemoteIP = BROADCAST_ADDRESS Then
			Enable = True
		Else
			Enable = False
		EndIf

		If setsockopt_(Self.Socket, SOL_SOCKET_, SO_BROADCAST, Varptr(Enable), 1) = ..
			SOCKET_ERROR_ Then Return 0

		Write = Self.Socket
		If selectex_(0, Null, 1, Varptr(Write), 0, Null, 0) <> 1 ..
		   Then Return 0

		Result = sendto_(Self.Socket, Self.SendBuffer, Self.SendSize, ..
		                 0, Self.RemoteIP, Self.RemotePort)

		If Result = SOCKET_ERROR_ Or Result = 0 Then
			Return 0
		Else
			If Result = Self.SendSize Then
				MemFree(Self.SendBuffer)
				Self.SendSize = 0
			Else
				Temp = MemAlloc(Self.SendSize-Result)
				MemCopy(Temp, Self.SendBuffer+Result, Self.SendSize-Result)
				MemFree(Self.SendBuffer)
				Self.SendBuffer = Temp
				Self.SendSize :- Result  
			EndIf

			Return Result
		EndIf
	End Method

This is my actual SendMsg method in TUDPStream. When I sending a "Hello, world!" message to one specific port, the socket with this port receive 3 times message from the same ip and port.

cu olli

Derron

(Posted 2007) [#75]

its not msdn-like in my code ;D:

  Function GetBroadcastIP:String(ip:String)
	If Len(ip$)>6
		ip$=ip$
		Local lastperiod:Int=1
		Local period:Int =0
		For Local t:Int=1 To 3				    '; 4 Zahlengruppen, aber die letzte muss weg
			period=Instr(ip,".",lastperiod)  	
			lastperiod=period+1
		Next
		Return Left(ip,period)+"255"
	Else
		Return ""
	EndIf
  End Function

	Method SendUDPMsg:Int(iIP:Int, shPort:Short = 0)
      Local oldIP:Int = Self.remoteIP
	  Local oldPort:Short = Self.RemotePort
	  Self.RemoteIP = iIP
	  Self.RemotePort = shPort
	  Local returnvalue:Int = Self.SendMsg()
	  Self.RemoteIP = oldIP
	  Self.RemotePort = oldPort
	  Return returnvalue
	End Method

....

stream.SendUDPMsg TNetwork.IntIP(GetBroadcastIP(MyIP)), HOSTPORT

You naturally could also make a new method/function (sendBroadcastMsg).

Another way would be to store all IPs of the clients...and then send and send and send... but this time you send the packages, not the switch which is coordinating everything. Positive aspect would be, that only the specific IPs get the packages.

In german:
Die .255 ist die Broadcastadresse in jedem Lan... weswegen die "GetBroadcast"-Funktion auch die letzte Zahlengruppe wegschneidet und eine 255 anfuegt. Nun sendest Du ueber Deine SendMsg-Funktion einfach normal Dein Paket - nur stellst Du vorher als Empfaenger-IP die x.x.x.255 ein.

bye
MB

Vertex

(Posted 2007) [#76]

I have no experience with this, becouse I have only one PC. But I know, to send a message to a broadcast address i.e. 192.168.178.255 send a broadcast message by other users.

IMurDoom from the german board contacts me and quest me, if I can build in a function to calaculate the network class and based on this a function to calculate the broadcast address.

But at this time, network classes don't play any role. The broadcast address can only be computed by a given subnet mask like 255.255.255.0.

I haven't found any berkley socket standard function to detect the subnet mask.

But:
BroadcastAddress = MyIP | ~SubnetMask

Broadcasting is also defined by the broadcast address 255.255.255.255 i.e. $FFFFFFFF. I don't know if this address works only when broadcasting is activated by setsockopt.

cu olli

Derron

(Posted 2007) [#77]

ok, having read:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcasting

I know what you want to say.

But if this $FFFFFFFF doesn't work, the fallback would be to use the local-lan-ip and cut off the last part to replace it with 255 - so it only works in your own network - but this is the way a lan-game should work, if your clients are in different networks, the game wont work unless they play online.

So the solution wouldn't be the correct one for your module, but the working one for coders - I don't know a network-configuration with different networks - none of my buddies uses such a setup with different subclasses without setting up a conversion like in VPNs - so 192.168.0.x and 192.168.1.x can work together without hassle - they all accept the 192.168.0.255 to broadcast.

Another thing next to broadcast may be multicast...:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multicast

bye
MB

Vertex

(Posted 2007) [#78]

Thank you for this impulse. On searching for broadcasting I've found http://www.zotteljedi.de/ respectively http://www.zotteljedi.de/doc/socket-buch.pdf
On the first impression a very nice socket documentation that I will read in the soon.

But one thing: Yes, this limited broadcast to 255.255.255.255 its not the solution. It must be a concret local area network broadcast address like 192.168.178.255 AND a enabled flag SOL_BROADCAST(on other way, the packages will ignored). So I need a platform independent function to get the subnet mask(but it seems like, there is no bsd functionality fot it)

cu olli

Vertex

(Posted 2007) [#79]

New Version 1.70 Beta:
http://vertex.dreamfall.at/bnet/bnetex170beta.zip

The Mac OS bug in TNetstream.Init is fixed. New:
TAdapterInfo, TNetwork.GetAdapterInfo, TNetwork.StringMAC, TNetwork.Ping, TUDPStream.SetBroadcast and TUDPStream.GetBroadcast.

It is a pure beta version becouse I don't know if works on Mac OS. TNetwork.GetAdapterInfo and TNetwork.Ping needs administrator/root rights.

Tested successfull on Windows and Linux.
Please take a look on examples/ping.bmx and examples/adapter.bmx

cu olli

RepeatUntil

(Posted 2007) [#80]

Does the lib supports reliable UDP? If not, would it be easy to add this??

Derron

(Posted 2007) [#81]

It does not support them by its own... but it is hmm fairly easy to write your own class handling the resend of packets which did not get acknowledged by the receipient.

bye MB

Vertex

(Posted 2007) [#82]

It's not supported becouse BNetEx is a lowlevel network engine. You have to program your own higher level protocol with id numbers, acknowleges, checksums, messages ques and so on.

I've found a little bug for Linux version: Fixed in
http://vertex.dreamfall.at/bnet/bnetex170beta2.zip
(SO_BROADCAST defined in Pub.StdC $20 not working for Linux - 6 is needed)

Also I think, that TNetwork.GetAdapterInfo don't need root/administrator rights.

cu olli

Filax

(Posted 2007) [#83]

Any chance to see a binary file transfer example ?

*	(Posted 2007) [#84]

fraggit, I wish I saw this earlier I wouldnt have written me own max networking module :)

sandav

(Posted 2008) [#85]

Any chance to see a binary file transfer example?

I would really appreciate such an example as well, is it even possible to do this?