A funny thing is that a wizard created that app. Doesnt anyone do it manually anymore? Another problem, is that the only thing that could probably compile it is VC++, which is pretty lame.

Yes, thats definitly a windows application. http://www.codeproject.com/internet/NDK/NDKClient.jpg[^]

Hey Aaron, can I please have the link to the Network Development Kit 2.

Wow Christian...why would I even be in a class where I would program a server. Anyway, this is just for my own use, and the simplicity is just for easier understanding.

I searched through many of the "chat" programs provided on this site, but could not find any that were simple enough, and a lot even used a windows interface. What I want to know how to do, is to make a simple server and a client using a terminal window. All I basically want it to do is this: SERVER:: >Runs on a hardcoded ip adress and port (for simplicity) and can handle multiple clients. >Also, needs to somehow keep track of the IP+ports of the users who are logged on. (maybe a string array would work well) CLIENT:: >Whenever you run the Client, it connects to the hardcoded IP+port. >As soon as you logon, the server sends you some simple message like "Hello" >Then, you put in the nickname you want to use. >Then you enter the chat room, and whatever you type in, the server sends to all the other Clients. like this "MyName> hello chat clients" Also, if you could, please keep this to as few includes as possible, as far as I can tell, you really only need or and "winsock2.h". Also, please keep it to standard datatypes (int char string etc.) Thank you for helping me with this project.