Operation not allowed on non-connected sockets

[Curious]

Hi,

I am using the following code to transfer messages between client and
server.

Upon running that code I am getting the following error message in
method ReceiveFromClie nt on line Stream s =....
"An unhandled exception of type 'System.Invalid OperationExcept ion'
occurred in system.dll

Additional information: Operation not allowed on non-connected
sockets."

The message "Welcome from client" is shown in console.

Can someone help me solve the problem.
Thanks in Advance
class Class1
{
public static string ReceiveFromClie nt(ref TcpClient clientSocket)
{
XmlSerializer ser = new XmlSerializer(t ypeof(string));
Stream s = clientSocket.Ge tStream();
string dt = (string) ser.Deserialize (s);
s.Close();

return dt;
}

public static void SendToClient(st ring transfer, ref TcpClient
clientSocket)
{
XmlSerializer ser = new XmlSerializer(t ypeof(string ));
Stream s = clientSocket.Ge tStream();
ser.Serialize(s , transfer);
s.Close();
} // end method SendToClient

public static void Server()
{
TcpListener listener = new TcpListener(new
IPEndPoint(IPAd dress.Parse("12 7.0.0.1"), 5500));
listener.Start( );
TcpClient client = listener.Accept TcpClient();

string msg = ReceiveFromClie nt(ref client);
Console.WriteLi ne("1 - {0}", msg);
SendToClient("H ello World from server", ref client);
}

[STAThread]
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Thread t = new Thread(new ThreadStart(Cla ss1.Server));
t.IsBackground = true;
t.Start();

TcpClient client = new TcpClient();
client.Connect( new IPEndPoint(IPAd dress.Parse("12 7.0.0.1"), 5500));

SendToClient("W elcome from client", ref client);
string msg = ReceiveFromClie nt(ref client);
Console.WriteLi ne("2 - {0}", msg);

Console.ReadLin e();
}
}

[Nick Hounsome]

You closed the stream in ReceiveFromClie nt and then tried to use it in
SendToClient (and vise versa).

"Curious" <th****@mail.gl obal.net.mt> wrote in message
news:11******** **************@ g14g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .

Hi,

I am using the following code to transfer messages between client and
server.

Upon running that code I am getting the following error message in
method ReceiveFromClie nt on line Stream s =....
"An unhandled exception of type 'System.Invalid OperationExcept ion'
occurred in system.dll

Additional information: Operation not allowed on non-connected
sockets."

The message "Welcome from client" is shown in console.

Can someone help me solve the problem.
Thanks in Advance
class Class1
{
public static string ReceiveFromClie nt(ref TcpClient clientSocket)
{
XmlSerializer ser = new XmlSerializer(t ypeof(string));
Stream s = clientSocket.Ge tStream();
string dt = (string) ser.Deserialize (s);
s.Close();

return dt;
}

public static void SendToClient(st ring transfer, ref TcpClient
clientSocket)
{
XmlSerializer ser = new XmlSerializer(t ypeof(string ));
Stream s = clientSocket.Ge tStream();
ser.Serialize(s , transfer);
s.Close();
} // end method SendToClient

public static void Server()
{
TcpListener listener = new TcpListener(new
IPEndPoint(IPAd dress.Parse("12 7.0.0.1"), 5500));
listener.Start( );
TcpClient client = listener.Accept TcpClient();

string msg = ReceiveFromClie nt(ref client);
Console.WriteLi ne("1 - {0}", msg);
SendToClient("H ello World from server", ref client);
}

[STAThread]
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Thread t = new Thread(new ThreadStart(Cla ss1.Server));
t.IsBackground = true;
t.Start();

TcpClient client = new TcpClient();
client.Connect( new IPEndPoint(IPAd dress.Parse("12 7.0.0.1"), 5500));

SendToClient("W elcome from client", ref client);
string msg = ReceiveFromClie nt(ref client);
Console.WriteLi ne("2 - {0}", msg);

Console.ReadLin e();
}
}

[Curious]

If I do not close both streams, application blocks and no message
arrives.
If I do not close in ReceiveFromClie nt, error as previous is given.
If I do not close in SendToClient, application blocks and no message
arrives.

Can some further help be given.

[Nick Hounsome]

"Curious" <th****@mail.gl obal.net.mt> wrote in message
news:11******** **************@ g43g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .

If I do not close both streams, application blocks and no message
arrives.
If I do not close in ReceiveFromClie nt, error as previous is given.
If I do not close in SendToClient, application blocks and no message
arrives.

Can some further help be given.

1) You probably need to flush the stream rather than close it.

2) You are confusing yourself and everyone else by calling functions called
ReceiveFromClie nt and SendToClient in the client. Thus making it unclear
whether it is the client or the server that is having the problem.

3) All use of ref is unnecessary - It is only needed if you need to write
"clientSocket=x xxx" in the method.

4) There is no gaurantee that the server thread has even created the socket
let alone started listening on it when you first send.