Socket: send() function returned 'Broken Pipe' error

c++ sockets tcp send broken-pipe
K.H.Nagaradder picture K.H.Nagaradder · Dec 24, 2015 · Viewed 14.7k times · Source

I am new to socket programming, I am trying to send some packets to server using the send() function in C++, but I am always getting a 'Broken pipe' error while sending packets to the server. Could you please help me for the below points?

  1. When the send() function returns the "Broken pipe" errors?
  2. What are the causes for "Broken pipe" errors in socket programming?
  3. What will be the solution for "Broken pipe" error from the send() function?

Note: I am using named socket to communicate between client and server.

Answer

user207421 picture user207421 · Dec 24, 2015
  1. When send() returns the "Broken pipe" errors

When you have written to a connection that has already been closed by the peer.

  1. What are the causes for "Broken pipe" errors in socket programming

Writing to a connection that has already been closed by the peer.

  1. What will be the solution for "Broken pipe" error from send() function.

Don't write to a connection that has already been closed by the peer.

It usually indicates that you have committed a prior application protocol error, so the peer didn't understand you and gave up.

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