Why bind system call is required in socket programming ?
what is it;s Significance ?

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Why bind system call is required in socket programming ? what is it;s Significance ?..

Answer / karthik

bind system call assigns a name to the unnamed socket.
Binding an address allows a process to register its address
with the system. This makes it possible for other process to
find it.

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Why bind system call is required in socket programming ? what is it;s Significance ?..

Answer / krishnaveni

To bind IP address and port number with socket,and by using this port number only we can perform our applications through which the required task can be done.

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Why bind system call is required in socket programming ? what is it;s Significance ?..

Answer / gaurav tripathi

bind system call assigns a name to the unnamed socket.
Binding an address allows a process to register its address
with the system. This makes it possible for other process to
find it.

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