c++ socket udp and tcp on unix and windows

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can you recommend me a good c++ library(or implementation) for udp socket (multicast) and tcp working on unix / windows system? tnx

@Erik: That looks like a good answer to me.

Fred Larson
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2011-03-29 14:09:57 +00:00
Commented Mar 29, 2011 at 14:09 — Fred Larson
– Fred Larson, Commented Mar 29, 2011 at 14:09

Sadique · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-29 14:13:02Z

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Boost.Asio

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Portable networking and other low-level I/O, including sockets, timers, hostname resolution, socket iostreams, serial ports, file descriptors and Windows HANDLEs.

answered Mar 29, 2011 at 14:13

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Safari Over a year ago

i have use one multicast socket for to send packets and some tcp socket. use a library as asio is good? i think to something most light..

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:33:10Z

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There is also the Adaptive Communication Environment. This SO question asks about the pros and cons of three different C++ networking libraries.

If you already depend on Boost, you might as well stick with boost::asio. ACE is quite a large library.

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