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Well, my question may look like a basic stuff, but i am new to network programming side.
I wish to know:
1) Is it always required to bind a socket in order to receive message from that? I saw a sniffer code (raw socket) one in which directly it is invoking recvfrom and another piece of code in which it is invoking bind and then a receive.
2) What is the difference between the AF_* and PF_* family? Is the later related to POSIX?
Which is the one recommended ?
No, you don’t need to bind().
If you’re using a TCP or UDP socket where you are planning to either connect() or send a packet to a destination with sendto(), the kernel will automatically bind the socket to a suitable port number when you try to connect or send. This is generally the preferred way. bind()ing client sockets is considered harmful.
The same is also true of AF_UNIX sockets – the client side does not need to bind, and should not do so normally.