As far as I know I can create a server using both TCPListener and Socket, so what is the difference between the two of them?
Socket
private Socket MainSock;
MainSock = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
MainSock.Bind(new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, port));
MainSock.Listen(500);
MainSock.BeginAccept(AcceptConnections, new Wrapper());
TCPListener
Int32 port = 13000;
IPAddress localAddr = IPAddress.Parse("127.0.0.1");
TcpListener server = new TcpListener(localAddr, port);
server.Start();
I'm really confused. The two of them listen for connections, so what is the difference between them?
Updated Code
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;
using System.Net.Security;
using System.Security.Authentication;
using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
using System.IO;
public class Wrapper
{
public byte[] buffer;
public SslStream sslStream;
public object connector;
}
public class Sock
{
private Dictionary<string, byte> Connections;
public event Action<Wrapper> AnnounceNewConnection;
public event Action<Wrapper> AnnounceDisconnection;
public event Action<byte[], Wrapper> AnnounceReceive;
private Socket _sock;
private X509Certificate certificate = X509Certificate.CreateFromCertFile("exportedcertificate.cer");
public Sock(int port)
{
try
{
Connections = new Dictionary<string, byte>();
_sock = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
_sock.Bind(new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, port));
_sock.Listen(500);
_sock.BeginAccept(AcceptConnections, new Wrapper());
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e);
}
}
private void AcceptConnections(IAsyncResult result)
{
Wrapper wr = (Wrapper)result.AsyncState;
try
{
wr.sslStream = new SslStream(new NetworkStream(_sock.EndAccept(result), true));
wr.sslStream.BeginAuthenticateAsServer(certificate, AcceptAuthenticate, wr);
_sock.BeginAccept(AcceptConnections, new Wrapper());
}
catch (Exception e) { Console.WriteLine(e); }
}
private void AcceptAuthenticate(IAsyncResult result)
{
Wrapper wr = (Wrapper)result.AsyncState;
try
{
wr.sslStream.EndAuthenticateAsServer(result);
if (wr.sslStream.IsAuthenticated == true)
{
AnnounceNewConnection.Invoke(wr);
}
}
catch (Exception e) { Console.WriteLine(e); }
}
private void ReceiveData(IAsyncResult result)
{
Wrapper wr = (Wrapper)result.AsyncState;
try
{
AnnounceReceive.Invoke(wr.buffer, wr);
}
catch (Exception e) { Console.WriteLine(e); AnnounceDisconnection.Invoke(wr); }
}
}
They're just different classes that do the same thing, written at different levels. Under the hood the TCPListener undoubtedly calls something very like your first Socket-based code. It;s just there to hide you from some of the gory details.