Hi. I've just started to learn about sockets, serversockets and establishing a simple server using stream sockets.
I have a very simple server and client application working on my LAN between my iMac and PC. So far so good.
I now want to put my server on the WAN i.e. the internet.
My question is, will an internet hosting company allow my java server app to open a socket? Do I need to ask for a special kind of access?
I don't want to sign up to a hosting deal to find out they only permit web pages, emails and FTP.
By the way, hosting on my company's server doesn't work due to security restrictions.
I have a very simple server and client application working on my LAN between my iMac and PC. So far so good.
I now want to put my server on the WAN i.e. the internet.
My question is, will an internet hosting company allow my java server app to open a socket? Do I need to ask for a special kind of access?
I don't want to sign up to a hosting deal to find out they only permit web pages, emails and FTP.
By the way, hosting on my company's server doesn't work due to security restrictions.