Forums Bug Reports $sock().port incorrect and no bindport command.

I've always wondered about this as it's not very well documented.

This problem exists for SockListen/SockRead events, when dealing with Listening Sockets and Connecting Clients. When initiating a connection with /SockOpen, these identifiers work just dandy, returning the expected information.

$sock().ip returns Client IP
$sock().port returns YOUR Listening Port
$sock().saddr is UDP _only_
$sock().sport is UDP _only_
$sock().bindip is bind IP specified in /socklisten
$sock().bindport is... hmm, can't specify a bindport yet.

As you can see, an identifier exists to return the Connector's IP address, but none exists to return their Port. This information is available in /socklist but not by identifier.
httpd.80.1145778659.80 192.168.0.42:[color:red]1696 tcp active (on: 192.168.0.42 80)[/color]

There is also an identifier to return your "bindport" (presumably useful if you're behind a router), but no command that allows you to set it.

I would like to recommend $sock().port returns the Client's port, and $sock().lport returns the server's Listening port.

- Raccoon

Edit:
I just noticed This Thread where someone suggests $sock().lport for the Local Port (client port). I still say .port should do that job, and .lport return the Listening Port. Another alternative would be to propogate .sport and .saddr for TCP connections aswell.

actually, i've had some problems with $sock().ip. almost invariably it doesn't immediately return anything, even though the socklisten/sockopen events have been triggered. but, once i have sent some data (i'm not sure how much, maybe it varies) to that socket, then mirc can return the right value from $sock().ip.