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[lwip-users] Re: Issue with udp_input() and source ports


From: Brian Lam
Subject: [lwip-users] Re: Issue with udp_input() and source ports
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:15:13 -0700
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> /Brian Lam <address@hidden> writes:/
>
> >/ My current workaround is to create one unconnected pcb just for/
> >/ receiving on all ports and another connected one for sending./
>
> /Hi Brian,/
>
> /As Simon says, you should normally use sendto() instead of connect()/
> /when sending UDP. Calling connect() on a UDP socket means that you can/
> /only communicate with the connected host, even though UDP is/
> /connectionless. This can make sense when talking to a known DNS server/
> /for instance./
>
> //jakob/

Oh, I see now. udp_sendto() isn't on the raw API wiki so I didn't know it 
existed. Thanks for all your help.

Brian









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