Socket.new question

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Lähettäjä: Markus Jais <markusjais@yahoo.de>
Aihe: Socket.new question

hello

I can create a socket object like this:

Socket.new(Socket::PF_INET, Socket::SOCK_STREAM, 0)

but what exactly is the third parameter ??
according to the Pickaxe this parameter is called "protocol".

what can I specify as a third parameter instead of 0 and do I need this
sometimes ??

It's to denote a particular protocol within the type. For
SOCK_STREAM there's no protocol (TCP), but you can see protocols(5)
in the man pages for info on the more arcane ones, if memory serves.

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