CSocketDx::CSocketDx(char *strIP,int nPort)
{
  unsigned long ip;

  if((*strIP <= '9') && (*strIP >= '0'))
  {
     if((ip = inet_addr(strIP)) == INADDR_NONE)
       printf("invalid host ip given");
  }
  else
  {
    hostent* ent = gethostbyname(strIP);
    if(!ent) printf("invalid host name\n");
    ip = *(unsigned long*)(ent->h_addr);
  }

  m_sockaddr_in.sin_family = AF_INET;
  m_sockaddr_in.sin_port = htons(nPort);
  m_sockaddr_in.sin_addr = *(in_addr*)&ip;
}

int CSocketDx::Create()
{
  m_hSocket = socket(PF_INET,SOCK_STREAM,IPPROTO_TCP);
  if ( m_hSocket == -1/*== INVALID_SOCKET*/) return -1;

  /// Added this but didn't help.
  int yes=1;
  if (setsockopt(m_hSocket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &yes, sizeof(int)) == -1) {
    perror("setsockopt");
    exit(1);
  } 
  return 0;
}

int CSocketDx::Connect()
{
  int nRet;

  nRet = connect(m_hSocket,(sockaddr*)&m_sockaddr_in,sizeof(sockaddr));
  if ( nRet == -1 ) return -1;
  return 0;
}

SOCKET CSocketDx::TelnetConnect()
{
  int nRet;
	
  nRet = Create();
  if ( nRet < 0 ) return NULL;

  nRet = Connect();
  if ( nRet < 0 )
  {
    close(m_hSocket);
    return NULL;
  }
  return m_hSocket;
}

// minimal set of #include files for your class

int main()
{
    int port = 9034; // whatever port your server is listening to
    int i;
    SOCKET s;

    // If you are using Windows, then put the WSA stuff here

    CSocketDx mySocket("127.0.0.1", port); // Assuming the server is on the same machine
    s = mySocket.TelnetConnect();
    cout << "TelnetConnect returns s = " << s  << endl;

    cout << "Press 'Enter' to proceed . . .";
    cin.get();

    // If you are using Windows, put WSACleanup() here

    return 0;
}