How to compile first network program? E.g. to PING google.com
linux quest
linuxquest7570 at yahoo.com
Fri Dec 29 07:24:50 PST 2006
May I know how do I write a simple C network program in UNIX FreeBSD? I have bought some UNIX Network Programming books, but the problem is, the book straight away jump into some complex program - without showing how to compile and execute a simple program in the correct location in UNIX. I even did some searches online, which eventually lead me to this particular article at http://www.faqs.org/faqs/unix-faq/socket/ - but this article still doesn't show me how to compile a simple C program.
I know a bit about echoing a Hello World by simply typing the following:-
abc# echo "Hello World!"
Hello World!
abc#
So, my question is ...
1. How can I write a very simple C network program ... to lets say I wanted to ping google.com ???
2. Which directory / location in UNIX should I go to?
3. How do I compile and execute the simple C network program - lets say doing a ping on google.com???
Thanks for any help.
Regards,
Linux Quest
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