Ehe..I just started tinkering around in C# trying to figure it out..but I can't make heads or tails of how to declare a socket. I know I have to use System.Net.Sockets.Socket, but I'm not sure how.

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Socket mySocket;
mySocket = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
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Be sure to put this at the top of your code
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using System.Net.Sockets;
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EDIT:

You could also just:

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System.Net.Sockets.Socket mySocket = new
System.Net.Sockets.Socket(
System.Net.AddressFamily.InterNetwork,
SocketType.Stream,
ProtocolType.Tcp
);
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Or:

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Dim mySocket As New System.Net.Sockets.Socket( System.Net.AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp)
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Or even:

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#using <mscorlib.dll>
using namespace System::Net::Sockets;

Socket *mySocket;

mySocket = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
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And still:
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var mySocket : System.Net.Sockets.Socket = new System.Net.Sockets.Socket(
AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
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etcetera.

Or if you're looking for a simpler interface you can use a TcpClient / TcpListener / UdpClient / UdpListener. Just browse the namespaces. It's fun.

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using System;
using System.Net.Sockets;
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         try
         {
            mySocket = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
         
            System.Net.IPAddress   remoteIPAddress    = System.Net.IPAddress.Parse(address);
            System.Net.IPEndPoint   remoteEndPoint = new System.Net.IPEndPoint(remoteIPAddress, port);
            
            mySocket.Connect(remoteEndPoint);


               String sData = "test";
               byte[] bData = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(sData);
               mySocket.Send(bData);

         }
         catch (SocketException se)
         {
            Console.WriteLine(se.Message);
         }
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Enjoy!