TCP Remoting Sample
This sample shows how to use the .NET Framework remoting architecture. In addition, it uses XML configuration files to specify available objects and server location information instead of hard-coding them into the binaries or putting the data into the system registry.
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To run this sample
Build the RemoteCustomer project.
Open the RemoteHost project and use F5 to start the RemoteHost application.
Launch another instance of Visual Studio and load the Client project, and then add a reference to the compiled RemoteCustomer application (RemoteCustomer.dll).
Use F5 to start the Client application.
To test on two different computers, you will have to change the client's .config file, changing localhost to an IP address or DNS name for the server computer. In addition, you might have to change the server's file if you change the port number. See the comments in both the client's .config file and the host's .config file for examples.
Demonstrates
The sample contains three solutions, each with one project:
RemoteCustomer: the Server
RemoteHost: the Host
Client: the Client
RemoteCustomer
The RemoteCustomer is a class library that exposes three creatable types:
Customer (client activated)
SingleCallCustomer (WellKnown singlecall)
SingletonCustomer (WellKnown singleton)
Each class is located in the same namespace, RemotingSample, which is defined in each class source file.
RemoteHost
The RemoteHost project contains a Windows Forms application that will read an XML configuration file that is named Host.exe.config to make available the classes defined in the RemoteCustomer project. For a production application, you might want to host the class library (RemoteCustomer.dll) in a Windows service.
Client
The Client project is a Windows Forms application. It relies on a configuration file that is named Client.exe.config to know where to look for the remote objects.