I am using sockets for data communication and I have this question. While sending binary data from one computer to another using TCP or UDP protocol, is it a good idea to convert the data bytes into network byte order using htonl at the receiver end and convert it back to host byte order at the receiver end using ntohl after reception?
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is htonl and ntohl required for data transmission
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> is it a good idea to convert the data bytes into network byte order
It's a good idea to do something which insulates you from changes on your local machine. You don't want to get into the situation where recompiling the code for one machine creates problems for people on other machines.
It's a good idea to do something which insulates you from changes on your local machine. You don't want to get into the situation where recompiling the code for one machine creates problems for people on other machines.
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