how to execute Socket.Select on more than the 64 default sockets number

[osaleh]

I am trying to execute a Socket.Select() statement on an
arraylist of sockets. The problem is that I can only go up
to 64 sockets at a time. I know that I have to manupilate
the FD_SetSize to increase the limit. How do you do that
in C# in the .NET Visual Studio environmrnt.

 

[Rich Blum]

I am trying to execute a Socket.Select() statement on an
arraylist of sockets. The problem is that I can only go up
to 64 sockets at a time. I know that I have to manupilate
the FD_SetSize to increase the limit. How do you do that
in C# in the .NET Visual Studio environmrnt.

Osaleh -

This is a Win32 API hack. As far as I know there is no way around
the 64 socket limitation in .NET. Maybe someone with inside
information can share if there is a trick to getting this to work in
..NET.

You may need to redesign your app to use either asynchronous
sockets or separate threads for each client. Either of these methods
can be scaled to support quite a few users, depending on your PC size.
Good luck with your network app.

Rich Blum - Author
"C# Network Programming" (Sybex)
http://www.sybex.com/sybexbooks.nsf/Booklist/4176
"Network Performance Open Source Toolkit" (Wiley)
http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471433012.html