Winsock connection troubles

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I have recently started creating chat server, and client programs for my friends and I to use where the server program would be run on my computer, and I would give the client program to my friends to chat etc. when I use the

SockAddr.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr("127.0.0.1");

if(connect(sConnect,(SOCKADDR*)(&SockAddr),sizeof(SockAddr))!=0);

section of code it works perfect on my computer, I can connect, and everything works perfectly, but if I change the 127.0.0.1 to my real ip (just for example lets say that its 11.11.11.11) the client program wont connect. (obviously i do this so that the client program wont try to connect to a port on my friends computer where it will be run, but it will connect to one of the ports on mine)

any help would be appreciated

Brett

Posted 20-Apr-11 12:23pm

BrettTheTurner

Updated 20-Apr-11 12:39pm

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mbue 21-Apr-11 2:51am

How did you create sConnect?
sConnect = socket(AF_INET,SOCK_STREAM,IPPROTO_TCP);??

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Solution 1

If you really don't change anything but IP address and make no mistake in the address, I smell firewall!
Check up firewall logs, look at the firewall settings, consider using different protocol…

—SA

Posted 20-Apr-11 12:40pm

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Solution 3

Ok thanks, I am using my external IP address, so I will have to set up port forwarding thank you for your help

Posted 21-Apr-11 3:13am

BrettTheTurner

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Andrew Brock · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-20T18:37:00

Solution 2

When you say real address do yen mean your computer's IP or your external internet IP?
If you are using your internet address, and have a router then you may need to set up port forwarding on your router, or use upnp to do it for you.

Posted 20-Apr-11 18:37pm

Andrew Brock

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