Reconnecting sockets

[lorenzodv]

Hi.

I'm using the Socket class in a network client application to make TCP connections.
I create the socket, bind it to the local endpoint and use the Connect method to start the connection.

When disconnecting, I use the following code:

<SocketObject>.Shutdown(SocketShutdown.Both)
<SocketObject>.Close()

When I try to connect again, using the Connect() method on the same <SocketObject>, an exception arises, saying the object was disposed. I think this is caused by the Close() method.
So I tried creating a new socket each time I connect (since they are disposed when I disconnect this should work... or at least this was what I thought). The problem now is that when I connect for the second time, it says the local endpoint is already in use: how this could be? Wasn't it disposed?

So the problem is: the socket &quot;looks&quot; disposed, but if I try to bind a new one to the same address/port, it seems to still exist (for about 1 minute).

I know there is a solution to this, probably simple.
Could someone tell me the right way to reconnect multiple times with a socket?

Thanks in advance.

 

[DarkPixel]

Once you close a socket, you can not open it again.
You could however do something like this:

'done using the socket, so close it.
MySocket.shutdown(Both)
MySocket.close

'now you need to use it again
MySocket = new Socket(whatever params)
'set a few parameters (like endpoint, blocking, etc...)
'use the socket to connect again