UDP: Server receives packets from a client, then echoes packets back to clients
Imports System.Threading
Imports System.Net.Sockets
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Net
Public Class MainClass
Shared Dim client As UdpClient
Shared Dim receivePoint As IPEndPoint
Public Shared Sub Main()
client = New UdpClient(5000)
receivePoint = New IPEndPoint(New IPAddress(0), 0)
Dim readThread As Thread = New Thread(New ThreadStart(AddressOf WaitForPackets))
readThread.Start() ' wait for packets
End Sub
Shared Public Sub WaitForPackets()
While True
Dim data As Byte() = client.Receive(receivePoint)
Console.WriteLine("Packet received:" & _
vbCrLf & "Length: " & data.Length & vbCrLf & _
"Containing: " & _
System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetString(data) )
Console.WriteLine("Echo data back to client...")
client.Send(data, data.Length, receivePoint)
Console.WriteLine("Packet sent")
End While
End Sub
End Class
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