Need advice on differences in socket programming on regular vs cellular networks.

2010-04-06 Thread David Harel
Hi, A friend wants me to code a solution on a mobile device connected to local area network via cellular modem (having simm card and a valid local IP address). Having the reasonable background to code C level socket apps, I need guidance focused on things I need to do when implementing

Re: Need advice on differences in socket programming on regular vs cellular networks.

2010-04-06 Thread David Harel
Marc Volovic wrote: On Apr 6, 2010, at 2:47 PM, David Harel wrote: A friend wants me to code a solution on a mobile device connected to local area network via cellular modem (having simm card and a valid local IP address). Assuming above obtains, a socket is a socket is a socket is a

Re: Need advice on differences in socket programming on regular vs cellular networks.

2010-04-06 Thread Baruch Even
2010/4/6 David Harel harel...@gmail.com Marc Volovic wrote: On Apr 6, 2010, at 2:47 PM, David Harel wrote: A friend wants me to code a solution on a mobile device connected to local area network via cellular modem (having simm card and a valid local IP address). Assuming above obtains,

Re: Need advice on differences in socket programming on regular vs cellular networks.

2010-04-06 Thread Marc Volovic
On Apr 6, 2010, at 3:18 PM, Baruch Even wrote: While this is true on the surface, it's worth being aware to your underlying network special idiosyncrasies. There is a lot more packet loss than usual and round trips are longer. Design the protocol to reduce the problems that can be incurred

Re: Need advice on differences in socket programming on regular vs cellular networks.

2010-04-06 Thread Marc Volovic
On Apr 6, 2010, at 2:47 PM, David Harel wrote: A friend wants me to code a solution on a mobile device connected to local area network via cellular modem (having simm card and a valid local IP address). Assuming above obtains, a socket is a socket is a socket is a socket. Bind and accept