c++ socket udp and tcp on unix and windows

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can you recommend me a good c++ library(or implementation) for udp socket (multicast) and tcp working on unix / windows system? tnx

@Erik: That looks like a good answer to me. – Fred Larson Mar 29 '11 at 14:09 — Fred Larson, Mar 29 '11 at 14:09

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 29 '11 at 14:13

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Boost.Asio

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Portable networking and other low-level I/O, including sockets, timers, hostname resolution, socket iostreams, serial ports, file descriptors and Windows HANDLEs.

answered Mar 29 '11 at 14:13

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i have use one multicast socket for to send packets and some tcp socket. use a library as asio is good? i think to something most light.. – Safari Mar 29 '11 at 14:27

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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There is also the Adaptive Communication Environment. This SO question asks about the pros and cons of three different C++ networking libraries.

If you already depend on Boost, you might as well stick with boost::asio. ACE is quite a large library.

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answered Mar 29 '11 at 14:22

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c++ socket udp and tcp on unix and windows

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