Labview LAN communcation

[Gashington]

Hi all,

I've spent some time trying to figure out the best way to do this and have a couple of LabVIEW related questions. The overall goal is to write two LabVIEW VI's, make one a .exe and place it on another computer that doesn't have LabVIEW installed. The original computer with LabVIEW installed (Local) and the second computer (Remote) are on the same LAN. 

I think I can create the VI's in such a way that:
1) The user inputs parameters onto the Local VI

2) The local VI sends data/commands to the Remote .exe

3) The Remote .exe performs a function based on what it receives and sends data/commands back to the Local VI
4) The Local VI performs a function based on what it receives (which may include repeating step 2)

The thing I'm struggling with is how to get the two pc's, and their respective VI/.exe, to communicate. I believe, based on what I've read, each program must have a set of LISTEN/READ and CONNECT/SEND, but I'm not sure how to implement this. 

Let me know what you think. I'll be actively monitoring this post.

[crossrulz]

You just need a single connection between the two.  Even a listener can send data back (or at least that has been my experience).  Look in the Example Finder (Help->Find Examples) for Simple TCP.lvproj.  In that project are a client and a server VI.  Give that a good look over.

[Gashington]

Thank you for the quick reply. After looking them over I have a better understanding of what I need to do. I still am not sure how to correctly set the Ports which need to match across the two computers. Is there somewhere to find a list of available ports?

[Ray.R]

It depends on the communication protocol that you are using.  The two more common protocols typically use:

SSH port 22

Telnet port 23

[Gashington]

I think I have what I need now, thanks for the help!