client.connect()\\

EthernetClient client;

1. include <SPI.h>

Connects to a specified IP address and port. The return value indicates success or failure. Also supports DNS lookups when using a domain name.

client.connect(ip, port)
client.connect(URL, port)

ip: the IP address that the client will connect to (array of 4 bytes)

URL: the domain name the client will connect to (string, ex.:"arduino.cc")

port: the port that the client will connect to (int)

EthernetClient client();

  if (client.connect(server, 80)) {

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Ethernet : Client class

connect()

Description

Connect to the IP address and port specified in the constructor. The return value indicates success or failure.

Syntax

client.connect()

Parameters

none

Returns

Returns true if the connection succeeds, false if not.

Example

#include <Ethernet.h>

byte mac[] = { 0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF, 0xFE, 0xED };
byte ip[] = { 10, 0, 0, 177 };
byte server[] = { 64, 233, 187, 99 }; // Google

Client client(server, 80);

void setup()
{
  Ethernet.begin(mac, ip);
  Serial.begin(9600);

  delay(1000);

  Serial.println("connecting...");

  if (client.connect()) {
    Serial.println("connected");
    client.println("GET /search?q=arduino HTTP/1.0");
    client.println();
  } else {
    Serial.println("connection failed");
  }
}

void loop()
{
  if (client.available()) {
    char c = client.read();
    Serial.print(c);
  }

  if (!client.connected()) {
    Serial.println();
    Serial.println("disconnecting.");
    client.stop();
    for(;;)
      ;
  }
}