public void ConnectClient()
{
client = new TcpClient();
IpEndPoint = new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Parse(_ipAddress), int.Parse(_port));
try
{
//connect our tcp client to the endpoint with the specified ip and port
client.Connect(IpEndPoint);
if (client.Connected)
{
_mainWindowViewModel.IsConnected();
netStream = client.GetStream();
//set background listener on background thread
BackgroundStreamListener backgroundStreamListener = new BackgroundStreamListener();
Thread thread = new Thread(() => backgroundStreamListener.ClientRunMessageListener(netStream, client, _mainWindowViewModel));
thread.IsBackground = true;
thread.Start();
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
MessageBox.Show(e.Message);
}
}
//start the server and listen for data
public void StartServer()
{
//init and start new tcp listener, listening for any ip on the user specified port
listener = new TcpListener(IPAddress.Any, int.Parse(_port));
listener.Start();
socket = listener.AcceptSocket();
if (socket.Connected)
{
_mainWindowViewModel.IsConnected();
netStream = new NetworkStream(socket);
//set background listener on background thread
BackgroundStreamListener backgroundStreamListener = new BackgroundStreamListener();
Thread thread = new Thread(() => backgroundStreamListener.ServerRunMessageListener(netStream, socket, _mainWindowViewModel));
thread.IsBackground = true;
thread.Start();
}
}
