private void startServerMode()
{
// debugging if you need to find out the IP address the server is connected to
System.Net.IPHostEntry ipHostInfo = Dns.GetHostEntry(Dns.GetHostName());
IPAddress ipAddress = ipHostInfo.AddressList[0];
Console.WriteLine(ipAddress);
Console.WriteLine(ipAddress.MapToIPv4());
// start listener
manager.startListener();
}
public void Start()
{
byte[] bytes = new Byte[1024];
// Establish the local endpoint for the socket.
// Dns.GetHostName returns the name of the
// host running the application.
IPHostEntry ipHostInfo = Dns.GetHostEntry(Dns.GetHostName());
// Finds the Ip address the allows multiple machines on a LAN to connect
foreach (IPAddress ipAdd in ipHostInfo.AddressList)
{
if (ipAdd.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetwork)
{
ipAddress = ipAdd;
}
}
localEndPoint = new IPEndPoint(ipAddress, port);
manager.ip = ipAddress;
// Create a TCP/IP socket.
Socket listener = new Socket(ipAddress.AddressFamily,
SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
// Bind the socket to the local endpoint and
// listen for incoming connections.
try
{
listener.Bind(localEndPoint);
listener.Listen(10);
manager.connected = true;
// Start listening for connections.
while (true)
{
Console.WriteLine("Waiting for a connection...");
// Program is suspended while waiting for an incoming connection.
Socket handler = listener.Accept();
manager.add(handler);
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
// If the exception is a socket exception, then add one to the port number and try again
manager.port++;
manager.startListener();
Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
}
}
