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Hello i would like to ask what is difference between using this : 

public TcpListener Listener;
public TcpClient Client;

Listener = new TcpListener(DeafultPort);
Client = default(TcpClient);
Listener.Start();

and this : 

serverSocket = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, 
                                      SocketType.Stream, 
                                      ProtocolType.Tcp);

IPEndPoint ipEndPoint = new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, 1000);

and also i would like to know if i use first option what is difference between

Listener.BeginAcceptSocket()

and 

Listener.Server.BeginAccept()

and if i use second option what exactly does these two lines ?

serverSocket.Bind(ipEndPoint);
serverSocket.Listen(4);

Thanks for answers

Adarsh Shah
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Vacko
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    Possible duplicate of [Difference between TCP Listener and Socket](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12361924/difference-between-tcp-listener-and-socket) – TaRDy May 05 '16 at 19:49

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The difference between Socket and TcpListener/TcpClient is that TcpListener/TcpClient is easier to use than Socket. Socket can do everything what TcpListener/TcpClient can do. If you new to network programming, TcpListener/TcpClient is recommended. For most task, TcpClient/TcpListener perform similar in performance. Only when you have problems or not enough functionality, should you consider Sockets.

I know that my answer is not technically correct, but in this context, that would suffice.

Syaiful Nizam Yahya
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For any serious solution use Sockets and not TcpClient. It provides much more control and when using Tasks or threads and asynchronous methods with byte buffers usually a necessity.

grockland
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