Using a socket to connect makes program stuck

Question

I'm using a Socket to connect to a TCP Server. However, when I try to connect, the whole program freezes. How can I make it so the program doesn't freeze but will still attempt to connect?

That's my connection code.

_socket = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
try
{
    _socket.Connect(IP, Port);
}

You should look into running this application on a different thread. This will allow that process to run parallel to the applications process. — TheGeekZn, Sep 23 '13 at 12:42
@TheKingDave this question looks like the OP is stuck without any idea how to continue. I doubt OP has tried anything past that. — TheGeekZn, Sep 23 '13 at 12:45
OK then I such reading an article such as http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bbx2eya8.aspx — TheKingDave, Sep 23 '13 at 12:53

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

Deriving from this question:

Thread thread = new Thread(YourMethodName);
thread.Start();

Also, check out this question to understand how to achieve the result using BackgroundWorkers.

A snippet from the related post:

BackgroundWorker bw = new BackgroundWorker();

        // this allows our worker to report progress during work
        bw.WorkerReportsProgress = true;

        // what to do in the background thread
        bw.DoWork += new DoWorkEventHandler(
        delegate(object o, DoWorkEventArgs args)
        {
            BackgroundWorker b = o as BackgroundWorker;

            // do some simple processing for 10 seconds
            for (int i = 1; i <= 10; i++)
            {
                // report the progress in percent
                b.ReportProgress(i * 10);
                Thread.Sleep(1000);
            }

        });

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 23 '13 at 12:45

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You can delegate connection logic to BackgroudWorker Class. This way you can have atleast your UI thread (assuming win/WPF app) free to take input from user.

answered Sep 23 '13 at 12:45

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