GetConnectedClientsCount keeps slowly increasing forever about simpletcp HOT 7 OPEN

SimpleTcp server listens for any new connections on the port you specify. I'm guessing your tracker workflow is something like:

1. Time to report position, wake up and establish new TCP connection to server.
2. Transmit GPS coords.
3. Go back to sleep.

And most likely, in step 3, the TCP connection is not being torn down in a way that SimpleTcp's socket can recognize, so at the network level, your server thinks it's still connected, just with no data / idle.

One thing you might try is to transmit something back to the connected clients every so often. Could be something as simple as a period (.) or something. That will likely cause the connections to be torn down when they can't be delivered.

Let me know if you've tried that already.

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Thanks for the quick reply Brandon! Very good suggestion - I will implement it and let you know how it goes...

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I have tried to do as you said
if (server.IsStarted)
server.Broadcast(new byte[] { 95 });
then ignoring the byte 95 if the byte array is 1, but the counter still goes higher

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I have figured out that instead of broadcasting data, you should instead just set a timeout for each client, and let the client reconnect when needed

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Hi elitefuture. If I may ask, how did you set the timeout for each client?
Thanks...

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server.ClientConnected += serverJoin; //when the server is made along with DataRecieved

    private void serverJoin(object sender, TcpClient e)
    {
                //Your server join code goes here if you have any
                e.Client.ReceiveTimeout = 100;//I believe this is with ticks(1000 ticks per second), and make sure you're up to date
    }

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Thank you!!

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