How To Run The Programs:

1. open the chatclient folder and copy the executable shortcut to your desktop.
2. open the chatserver folder and copy the executable shortcut to your desktop.
3. check you network setting and write down your ipv4 address as shown in the figure below
4. run the chatserver application and write down the ip address then press the listen button
5. run the chatclient application and write down the ip address then press the connect button
6. write messages and send with in different pcs

note: the chat client application must connect to the servers applications ip.

for understanding how it works, open both projects and take a look at the code, it is well documented and will help you understand how it runs...

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