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From: sven@stack.urc.tue.nl (Sven Berkvens)
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Subject: Re: accept(2) and listen(2)
To: kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de
Date: Tue, 23 May 1995 21:10:42 +0200 (MET DST)
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In-Reply-To: <199505231613.SAA16355@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> from "Christoph Kukulies" at May 23, 95 06:13:47 pm
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> > Say I make a process A which creates a socket, binds it to a port,
> > and does a listen(2) on it. Then I fork the process, which creates
> 
> Why that? You fork the process normally after accepting and close the
> socket for the parent. The child inherits the socket and works with it
> while the parent listens to new connections.
> 

I know... That's the NORMAL way of doing things. But I want TWO
processes that accept(2) on the same socket at the same time...
Is that possible, and if so, what happens when a connection comes in?
ie. who gets the connection?

> 
> > another process B. Now I make both A and B accept(2) on the socket.
> > What happens if a connection attempt is made? Does A or B get it,
> > or is this random? Or does only A get it?
> 

Sven Berkvens (sven@stack.urc.tue.nl)