Can I use sockets to transfer data from my laptop to a simple server demo brd?

[LabWindows CVI]

I'm using an Xilinx demo. brd. and can successfully communicate to it via TCP/IP while using Netscape. However, this board does not have an OS since it only executes code like a microcontroller. And it can only be configured as an server. I want to use LabWindows/CVI to transfer data from my laptop to the WAN and back down to this demo brd. Question � can I use datasockets in this configuration (i.e., Windows 2000 on a laptop trying to communicate with a dumb server using TCP/IP through the WAN?

[bilalD]

To use datasocket would require the demo board to understand the datasocket protocol. DS is based on tcp, but still requires the api on both the client and the server side. I would recommend using straight tcp/ip function calls, like ClientTCPRead() and ClientTCPWrite() to talk to the board instead.

Bilal Durrani
NI