A client and a server application which allows a client to download a file of it's choosing from the server. The client and the server communicate through stream(TCP) sockets, exchanging both control and actual file data.
Usage: python server.py listen_port
Arguments:
- listen_port - Port for the server to recieve connections on (between 1024 and 64000, inclusive)
Upon running the server, it will continuously serve clients, until shut down.
Usage: python client.py server_ip server_port target_file
Arguments:
- server_ip - Address of the server, either the hostname or IP address (e.g. 192.168.1.1 or fileserver.example.com)
- server_port - Port that the server is recieving connections on (between 1024 and 64000, inclusive)
- target_file - Name of the file to download from the server
The client will only request and download the target file, then will exit.
The client and server operates on a defined request/response format, listed below.
