How do clients locate servers in a client-server networking application?

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The discussion focuses on the methods for clients to locate servers in a client-server networking application built in Java. It highlights that users typically need to enter the server's IP address unless dynamic name service (DNIS) is utilized, allowing the use of the server name instead. The conversation emphasizes that servers generally do not use dynamic IPs and that the port number, which can be fixed as a constant in the application, is crucial for establishing a connection.

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I'm trying to build a client-server networking application (in Java). There is a central server program (multithreaded, to handle multiple clients) and the client program. I don't know how the client is going to find the server. Does the user of the client program have to enter the IP address? What if the IP address is dynamic?
 
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The client would have to enter the IP unless the IP is provided through DNIS, in which case you could use the server name. The same open call handles both forms.
Servers rarely use dynamic IPs. Lots of game playing if you do.
You also need to know the port the server is listening on.
 
NoTime said:
You also need to know the port the server is listening on.
Yes you're right, although the port number of the server application can remain fixed and can be coded as a constant in the program.
 

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