Question

Newbie question here.. Just trying to be sure here..

This is not a HTTP Keep-Alive question.

Is there a way to make sure a socket gets closed() after a certain amount of time.

Why i’m asking this because if I just close socket right away.. the client may not receive the packet to indicate like incorrect password etc..

Is there any timeout like built in command inside Socket?

I’m trying to avoid building a timer or event to close it off thinking of a alternate solution

Answer 1

I never tried it myself, but there is LingerOption.

Take a look at Socket.LingerState Property.

This property controls the length of
time that a connection-oriented
connection will remain open after a
call to Close when data remains to be
sent. When you call methods to send
data to a peer, this data is placed in
the outgoing network buffer. This
property can be used to ensure that
this data is sent to the remote host
before the Close method drops the
connection.