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CSC364 Lecture 02

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CSC364 Lecture 02

Introduction to Networked, Distributed, and Parallel Computing
Sockets
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January 07, 2026

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  1. Dr. Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez [email protected] www.javiergs.info o ffi ce: 14 -227

    CSC 364 Introduction to Networked, Distributed, and Parallel Computing Lecture 02. Sockets 1
  2. 4 Goal If we can make two programs talk to

    each other, everything else in the course has a place to land.
  3. 7 Concepts • URL • Resource • Protocol • IP

    a ddress • Port • DNS • DNS a ddress • DNS server • Firew a ll • Client • Server • Socket
  4. 8 Concepts Device A (IP address) 🏭 🏭 Port Port

    Port Port Port Port Port Port Socket Socket Device B (IP address)
  5. 9 De f inition A socket is a bidirection a

    l byte stre a m between two processes (progr a ms) Import a nt: • Not mess a ges (text) • Not objects • Just bytes
  6. 10 Why they matters? Sockets a re used everywhere: •

    HTTP servers • Multipl a yer g a mes • Distributed d a t a b a ses • ROS nodes S a me ide a s. Bigger sc a le.
  7. 11 Client - Server Architecture Server 1. Cre a te

    socket 2. Bind to port 3. Listen 4. Accept connection Client 1. Cre a te socket 2. Connect to server 3. Send / receive d a t a
  8. 13 Localhost or 127.0.0.1 loc a lhost A hostn a

    me th a t me a ns this computer 127.0.0.1 The IP a ddress of the loopb a ck interf a ce ➡ Both refer to the s a me m a chine you a re running on
  9. 14 How to Get Your IP Address m a cOS

    / Linux ifcon f ig Look for inet under en0 (Wi-Fi) or en1. Windows (Comm a nd Prompt or PowerShell) ipcon f ig Look for IPv4 Address.
  10. 22 Failure Is Normal Try this: • Kill the server

    • Disconnect the client • Send inv a lid d a t a Common errors: • Connection refused • Timeout
  11. CSC 364 Introduction to Introduction to Networked, Distributed, and Parallel

    Computing Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez, Ph.D. [email protected] Winter 2026 Copyright. These slides can only be used as study material for the class CSC 364 at Cal Poly. They cannot be distributed or used for another purpose. 26