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Server distribution for high performance

I've developed a Socket Application on top of TCP in .NET C#, which allows many clients to send files from one another via a VPS I'm using. Most file transfers will occur between people in the same ...
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Looking to build a 2 java applications. should it be web-based application or standalone application?

The first application (web-based) will be located at site1 and once the information is processed, it will be sent to the second application(web-based) located at site2. Application2 needs to be able ...
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Writing a TCP protocol or use HTTP for file transfer?

I want to write a server side application which allows several users to exchange files (not above 3MB) in the following way: user A connects to (server) S. User B connects to S. User C connects S. ...
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Sockets intricacies in TCP and UDP

I am quite familiar with TCP and UDP. I understand the process by which TCP establishes connections and other theoretical facts about TCP but when reading up about TCP hole punching for NAT ...
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Understanding open and listening ports

I developed an app in Java (which is working perfectly; with this app you can scan TCP/UDP ports -for testing purposes only-), but meanwhile when I was writing the code I read several documentation ...
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How to use TCP/IP Nagle algorithm at Apple Push Notification [closed]

From Apple's Developer Library The binary interface employs a plain TCP socket for binary content that is streaming in nature. For optimum performance, you should batch multiple notifications ...
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Setting source IP with posix sockets

Is it possible for an application to request a socket (tcp) and have it set the source address without using raw sockets? (the addresses would be bound to the interfaces. [no spoofing]). This would be ...
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tcp retransmission queue

I'm trying to understand how tcp retransmission queue works so I can implement it in my application that uses TCAP over SCTP. What I understood from the TCP queue is that every message is saved in ...
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Is TCP/IP an OSI Replacement or both are inter-dependent and meant to work together

I'm confused in differentiating the OSI Model and TCP/IP suite. As per my knowledge. OSI is a structure on top of which Networks are built and TCP/IP is the suite of protocols that operate on these 7 ...
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Creating crossplatform TCP proxy/gateway that would handle maximum possible clients simultaneously on 1GB ethernet pipe?

So what I wonder about is preaty simple - having in mind next architecture: -> computing unit "A" / gateway --> computing unit "B" same as A \ -> computing ...
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What should a programmer know about IIS and various protocols (tcp, http, etc.) when developing web apps and services, etc.?

Often one of the biggest problem areas for me when developing software (win and web) is some of the more (seemingly) abstract areas like tcp/ip, deploying to IIS and the various configurations, etc. ...
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Is there a canonical resource on TCP/IP, networking, and related areas?

As a relatively-new Python programmer, I'm finding more and more that networking as it relates to the web and web development is becoming increasingly important to understand. When I was an active C# ...
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Understanding the stateless internet

I'm transitioning from being a desktop developer to a web developer, and I'm having trouble understanding why HTTP is stateless. What are the reasons for it? What are some ways a desktop developer ...