--- Meitham <meithamj@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to use a datagram socket in the client > side to send a pocket > if you are using linux (and thus glibc), the absolute best place to learn about sockets is with the examples provided in the 'info pages'. read the info pages, cut and paste the examples, compile them, and play with them...soon you will be very proficient. at any command prompt enter "info libc" and then page down to the "sockets" section. HTH, bud davis