# python server import socket myHost = '' myPort = 2000 s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1) # allow reuse of address s.bind((myHost, myPort)) s.listen(2) # 2 connectinos at once sawQuit = False; try: while True: print 'Waiting for connection at port', myPort, '.' connection, address = s.accept() print 'Connection made.' while True: data = connection.recv(1024) if data: print 'I received the message:', data connection.send('echo -> ' + data) # echo it back else: break # from inner loop if data=='quit': print 'quit requested from client' sawQuit = True; break connection.close() if sawQuit: break; except: print '\n\nServer shutdown.'