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A Simple Chat Application Using .NET Remoting

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This application demonstrates .NET remoting in LAN.
Sample Image - DotNETChatApplication.gif

Introduction

The application is a simple chat tool. Anyone who connects to the chat server receives all chat communication between the connected users. The application is deliberately kept simple to clarify .NET remoting. This application also demonstrates event and delegate usage in an application that uses .NET remoting.

Description

Most of you will have noticed that there are wizards to develop ASP.NET web services in Visual Studio .NET. However, if you want to develop a Client/Server application that runs over a local area network, there are no wizards available. This application shows how to do .NET remoting in a Local Area Network. This application acts much like a DCOM server and client application. This Visual Studio .NET solution contains three modules.

  1. ChatCoordinator: The server implementation.
  2. ChatClient: The client implementation.
  3. ChatServer: The runtime host for Chat coordinator.

This uses HTTP protocol schema and sends the messages through an HTTP channel. The remoting configuration is specified in the ChatClient.exe.config file and the ChatServer.exe.config file.

How to Build the Application

  • Step-1: Extract the file DotNETChatApplication_demo.zip.
  • Step-2: Open the file ChatApplication.sln in Visual studio .NET.
  • Step-3: Build the Solution.

How to Run the Application

  • Step-1: Locate the folder Output under the project folder.
  • Step-2: Run the server application ChatServer.exe.
  • Step-3: Run the chat client ChatClient.exe.

This application runs on a single computer or across a network. If you want to run this application over a network, you must replace "localhost" in the client configuration with the name of the remote computer. Modify the following line in Client.exe.config:

<wellknown type="ChatCoordinator.ChatCenter, ChatCoordinator" 
    url="http://localhost:100/ChatServer" />

...to:

<wellknown type="ChatCoordinator.ChatCenter, ChatCoordinator" 
    url="http://your machine name:100/ChatServer" />

Also make sure that the ChatServer.exe is running before you run ChatClient.exe.

License

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Anil Kumar



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GeneralMFC app stopped working.. PinmemberMember 443453620:22 13 Mar '09  
GeneralNot Compiling Pinmembermdubey822:21 2 Jun '08  
QuestionCannot find config files in the zip PinmemberMember 6709929:20 11 Dec '07  
GeneralDotNETChatApplication Pinmembersephr20:13 7 Nov '07  
GeneralRequested service not found exception in dotnet remoting PinmemberLavans23:50 10 Dec '06  
GeneralRe: Requested service not found exception in dotnet remoting Pinmemberghumman6320:04 12 Apr '07  
Questionmissing chatserver.exe.config Pinmembermsushmitha20:50 30 Nov '06  
Questionmissing chatserver.exe.config Pinmemberpalikila_indu20:38 30 Nov '06  
Questionerror help PinmemberMythiliPattabiraman22:58 7 Sep '06  
GeneralError of cross-thread.... Pinmemberpannujagwinder8:10 23 Aug '06  
AnswerRe: Error of cross-thread.... Pinmember@Jim12:43 15 Aug '07  
GeneralNot working on LAN [modified] Pinmemberassssssssssurya0:19 26 Jul '06  
GeneralCannot run over the LAN PinmemberThe_Fixer_839:08 27 Mar '06  
GeneralRe: Cannot run over the LAN Pinmember@Jim13:20 15 Aug '07  
QuestionSNMP Application Pinmemberpriyeshtinku19:37 23 Mar '06  
I am knowing about developing the Remote thin client application through SNMP protocol
 
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QuestionUnable to update richTextMessage Pinmemberdevchandc6:53 16 Nov '05  
Generalerror Pinmembersoul_reaver9:02 22 Sep '05  
GeneralConnection refused Pinmemberbellerofonte23:49 1 Sep '04  
General'System.IO.FileNotFoundException' PinmemberVirgil Reboton3:49 15 Jun '04  
GeneralRe: 'System.IO.FileNotFoundException' Pinmemberervisdee21:13 21 Apr '08  
GeneralRe: 'System.IO.FileNotFoundException' PinmemberMember 41608318:09 2 Oct '08  
GeneralMessage to one specific client PinmemberHolgerK7:31 30 Mar '04  
GeneralDocumentating the project!! Pinmembervishwa_3110:56 25 Mar '04  
Generalstore Chat in Sql database Pinmemberinvytiffany6:27 16 Mar '04  
GeneralRe: store Chat in Sql database PinmemberH_LionHeart14:14 30 Sep '04  

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