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I'm trying to create a very basic asynchronous server in Java (similar to http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fx6588te.aspx in C#). All of the libraries I've seen for Java are way too complex for what I need and I'm wondering if there are any libraries that are simple and have a syntax similar to the C# example.

Edit: Why does plain sockets require root access to listen on the loopback, but nio doesn't require root?

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    would be good if you can spell out the requirements rather than making us read that link of yours. Commented Oct 1, 2011 at 18:22
  • Have you seen this tutorial? : "Writing the Server Side of a Socket" Commented Oct 1, 2011 at 18:23
  • Yup, but for concurrent connections, that tutorial recommends using a thread per socket... but that leads in to the link in the second answer. Commented Oct 1, 2011 at 18:33

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try AsynchronousServerSocketChannel & AsynchronousSocketChannel

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This sounds like a job for Java's NIO (New I/O) ServerSocketChannel.

Be forewarned, though: this doesn't guarantee better performance. See:

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Well I guess one thread per socket may just be the way to go, it seems. I'll write it using the threading then try nio to compare it.
Also, I just noticed that using a plain socket to listen to loopback requires root access, yet NIO doesn't require it... Is that normal?

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