Introduction to Network Programming

Course #: DCP2368

News

• 2021-01-19: All scores for this semester is available at here. Contact the professor and the TAs if you have any questions regarding your score.
• 2021-12-20: The final exam will be held on 2021-12-30 from 10:00am to 1:00pm at the computer center of CS department (EC315, EC316, EC324). The main theme for the midterm is playing in INP playgrounds. You cannot bring anything to the classroom. We will provide text-book samples and course slides online. Additionaly, a limited number of online references will also be provided. A sample page for the final exam is available here.
• 2021-12-14: Scores for Midterm is available at here. Please notice that there is an additional tab called Midterm_PUB to show the details of how Midterm is graded. Contact the professor and the TAs if you have any questions regarding your score.
• 2021-12-02: HW#3 is announced. The markdown file is temporarily available at here.
• 2021-11-29: Scores for HW2 is available at here. Please notice that there is an additional tab called HW2_PUB to show the details of how HW2 is graded. Contact the professor and the TAs if you have any questions regarding your score.
• 2021-11-18: Our midterm was finished this morning. For those who want to continue solving the challenges, please visit here.
• 2021-11-15: Scores for HW1 is available at here. Contact the professor and the TAs if you have any questions regarding your score.
• 2021-11-11: We don't have lectures on next Monday (2021-11-15). Please prepare well for the midterm hold on next Tuhrsday (2021-11-18).
• 2021-11-09: The midterm will be held on 2021-11-18 from 10:10am to 1:00pm at the computer center of CS department (EC315, EC316, EC324). The main theme for the midterm is solving underground mazes. You cannot bring anything to the classroom. We will provide text-book samples and course slides online. Additionaly, a limited number of online references will also be provided. The planned online references are listed as follows:
  • https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/
  • https://en.cppreference.com/w/
  You may send us your wishlist. You can only solve challenges using classroom desktops, which are disconneccted from the Internet.
• 2021-09-17: Video server is online now. Please visit the server and login with the course password. You can only view the videos with campus IP address (140.113.0.0/16). Please use VPN if you are not in the campus.
• 2021-09-12: Based on the department policy, we only have 10 slots for signing up this course. The priority is: 1) 大四(含)以上資工系本系生/雙主修生; 2) 大三(含)以下資工系本系生/雙主修生; 3) 其他.
• 2021-09-07: The first few weeks of this class will be online only. Please join the class via the link here. If you plan to sign up this course, please attend the class on Sept 13 and follow the instructions explained in the class.
• 2021-08-18: Course web site refreshed.

Homework Submission Procedure

1. Pack all your files into a single tar.gz archive file.
2. Upload your homework via the E3 system.

Downloads

• Slides: syllabus, intro, transport, socket, tcpsocket, tcp-example, multiplex, sockopt, udp, addrconv, daemon, advio, unix, nonblock, broadcast, rawsocket,
• Container files for sample: (20200309 updated)
  • Arch: Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml
  • Ubuntu: Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml
  • Replace 'chuang' with the username you like, and choose your preferred UID and GID.
  • Use `passwd' command in your docker to setup your password.
  • (as root) Create your home directory in /home/<username> if it does not exist.
• Sample codes download: from textbook authors.
• If you are new to Linux, you may try to install Ubuntu (Mint, or Manjaro) Linux and read its manual from the ubuntu-manual website.
• If you would like to try various UNIX OSes, you may have a look at the DistroWatch website.
• Quick References: SystemV Commands Pocket Guide, Common Unix Commands, Summary of common Unix Commands, GDB reference card (7.2).
• OS pre-defined compiler macros.

Course Information

• Lectures: Monday 15:30--16:20, Thursday 10:10--12:00.
• Office Hours: by appointment @ EC417
• Classroom: EC122.
• Textbook: W. Richard Stevens, "UNIX Network Programming, Vol. 1," 3rd ed., Addison Wesley (開發圖書)
• TAs:
  • TA group
    Email: echo 'dGFAem9vbGFiLm9yZwo=' | base64 -d
    (you know how to decode it if you have participated the class on the 1st day)
• Course Topics:
  1. Computer Network Applications
  2. Introduction to Network Programming
  3. Transportation Layer: TCP and UDP
  4. Socket Introduction
  5. Elementary TCP Sockets
  6. TCP Client/Server Example
  7. I/O Multiplexing
  8. Midterm
  9. Socket Options
  10. UDP Sockets
  11. Name and Address Conversions
  12. Advanced I/O Functions
  13. Nonblocking I/O
  14. ioctl() Operations
  15. Raw Sockets
  16. Threads
  17. Other Topics
• Grading policy: Midterm (20%), Final (20%), and (3~5) programming assignments (60%).
• Homework judgment policy: We do not welcome copycats. You are encourages to discuss with your classmates, but all your submissions must be your own work.