How can I send data over the internet using a socket?

Question

I would like to send data over internet through a desktop application. I know a little bit about sockets. I have transferred the data within the LAN, but now I want to trans

Answer 1

In your question you mix different things. Sockets are an abstraction for network communication. You will certainly need a socket to communicate over the network. However, possibly you will not see that a socket is used (like in a web-browser). Http is a communication protocol. This is what goes through a communication channel.