Need some tips from going Windows to web based

[Chris909]

Heres the deal, I wrote a windows application/GUI that talks to a peice of equipment via a telnet connection(Winsock component), using VB6.
I would now like to migrate this over to a web based interface but if at all possible use most of the VB coding that I have already done, is this posssible? I am very new to building web based applications so if anyone can point me in the right direction in order to save some research time it would be greatly appreciated.

Some initial concerns:

1. Can a ASP(VB script) use winsock for the telnet connect just like VB6 does, or what should I do for this?

2. I would like a PC on our LAN to host this application, what is the best way to set that up.

If anyone knows of any sample apps floating around the internet that is similar to this it would also be a huge help.


Thanks in advance

 

[Chris909]

Alright, thanks for the tips

 

[Zarcom]

Using .NET you no longer use a scripting language but a full fledged programming language. Your choice of VB.NET C# C++ and others.
This means that yes you can use components in your code.

The PC that you want to host a .NET web app needs to have IIS 5.0 installed, so basically a XP pro or 2000 machine. I haven't check for a while but I did hear about a port being done for Linux a while back. That'l do donkey, that'l do
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