How do I connect two applications remotely

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I have two Windows Forms applications on different computers. What I want to do is when I click a button on one of the forms a command will be sent to the other computer and the other computer would respond. I want to do this remotely not between computers connected with a cable it could be computers that are on different continents for instance.

An example code would be splendid.

Posted 22-Feb-15 3:44am

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Wendelius · Answer 1 · 2015-02-22T03:49:00

Solution 1

I'd say communication over TCP/IP sound feasible in your case. Perhaps these articles would be helpful:
- An Introduction to Socket Programming in .NET using C#[^]
-A Complete TCP Server/Client Communication and RMI Framework in C# .NET - Implementation[^]

Posted 22-Feb-15 3:49am

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 22-Feb-15 10:26am

5ed, but the level of TCP and sockets is not the only one which could be used. See also Solution 2.
—SA

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 2 · 2015-02-22T04:25:00

Solution 2

It can be done on one of several different levels of networking, remoting or WCF.
Please see my overview of these approaches in my past solutions:
how i can send byte[] to other pc[^],
Communication b/w two Windows applications on LAN.[^].

—SA

Posted 22-Feb-15 4:25am

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

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Wendelius 22-Feb-15 11:15am

Good options!

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 22-Feb-15 11:28am

Thank you, Mika.
—SA

stibee · Answer 3 · 2015-02-22T08:18:00

Solution 3

Maybe signalr could also be interesting.
A lot of information you will find on:
http://www.asp.net/signalr/overview/guide-to-the-api/hubs-api-guide-net-client

It depends on your final target. Maybe you like to have also one ore multiple webclients instead only winforms....

Posted 22-Feb-15 8:18am

stibee