is it possible to determine whether google talk uses tcp or udp packets for transmission. i know it uses the xmpp protocol at the application layer, but does it run over tcp or udp.
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A:
You can answer this yourself by using a packet sniffer to watch the traffic. This will be much more instructive than having us tell you the answer.
Greg Hewgill
2009-10-27 09:16:55
+1. Wireshark will show you in no time at all.
Vicky
2009-10-27 15:04:18
A:
You can infer what the answer is: Google Talk works in a browser without requiring a plugin. The only protocol supported through the communication mechanism XMLHttpRequest is TCP/HTTP.
If you are interested in XMPP, have a look here.
...wherein a client utilizing XMPP accesses a server over a [TCP] connection, and servers also communicate with each other over TCP connections.
jldupont
2009-11-18 11:43:02