how do i connect to the server socket using the ip address and port number( client is running on a different machine than server)

Question

Client program

public class client implements Runnable {

protected static String server_IP = \"141.117.57.42\";
private static final int server_Port = 5555         


        

Answer 1

To connect in your code you use:

Socket socket = new Socket(server_IP,server_Port);

So you could use:

Socket socket = new Socket("192.168.1.4", 5555);

It looks like you have this in your code so I'm not sure what problem you're having.

Don't forget that you have to setup your router to forward ports if it is located outside of your local network.

http://www.wikihow.com/Set-Up-Port-Forwarding-on-a-Router

Don't forget that if you are running a firewall, this can also interfere with the connection.

Answer 2

Update /etc/hosts
Add following line

127.0.1.1 192.168.10.109