can i make server?

[shs]

version 1607 (OS Build 14393.1770)
and no no firewall

can you give me your server and client projects? i just want to see if mine's bit different to yours

[rvk]

They shouldn't be much different because I took your source.
But since you didn't include the form itself I did need to comment out timer2 which we didn't discuss at all so I'm not sure why you have it in your source.

See attached.

[shs]

wow it works i don't know why it didn't work on mine
i just checked my code with yours and it's exactly same

btw i created timer 2 before because i thought it would be better to do timer than doing repeat loop in the button click but i forgot to ask you about this because i did this while you were sleeping.
is it better to use timer or is it okay with the repeat loop

also is it possible for you to connect my server right now?

[rvk]

btw i created timer 2 before because i thought it would be better to do timer than doing repeat loop in the button click but i forgot to ask you about this because i did this while you were sleeping. is it better to use timer or is it okay with the repeat loop

Yes, you could use timer2 to check for incoming connections.
I think (hope) the delay the timer has, is short enough for the server to respond to the incoming connection.

also is it possible for you to connect my server right now?

That's only possible if you forwarded the used port on your router and you supply your external IP adres.
And in that case you shouldn't bind to 127.0.0.1 on the server but to 0.0.0.0 (which is all network interfaces automatically, local computer 127.0.0.1 and any internal IP).

[shs]

is it hard to forward the port?

[rvk]

is it hard to forward the port?

Depends on your router. But you need to do it manually.
And you need to know your internal IP and what port you want to forward.
https://portforward.com

[shs]

so when i connect the server i just put 0.0.0.0 for ip and nothing for port?

[rvk]

so when i connect the server i just put 0.0.0.0 for ip and nothing for port?

No, you also need to specify a port.

Here is a list often used by other programs:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_TCP_and_UDP_port_numbers
For example port 80 is usually used for web HTTP
443 is for HTTPS
You could pick any port above 1024.
For instance 44444. Or any other port.
But you and all your clients need to use that port from then on.

[shs]

i don't why but it's not working?

[rvk]

i don't why but it's not working?

Probably because you didn't forward port 1500 in your router to your internal IP address.

Or are you sure you did that correctly?

[shs]

i put 1500 for the port in the server program so doesn't that mean forward port 1500 in your router to your internal IP address?

[rvk]

i put 1500 for the port in the server program so doesn't that mean forward port 1500 in your router to your internal IP address?

Yes.

[shs]

if you have time now can you please connect the port 1500 and check if it is open on canyouseeorg?

[rvk]

if you have time now can you please connect the port 1500 and check if it is open on canyouseeorg?

It's still blocked.

Do you have multiple routers?
This should be done in the main router (which you got from your Internet provider, assuming that's a router and not just a modem).
You computer should be connected to that router.
If you have multiple routers you would need to do that on all routers.

[shs]

wait so it doesn't work with you ip? doesn't that mean there's something wrong with my server program?