c client

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <netdb.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {

    int simpleSocket = 0;
    int simplePort = 0;
    int returnStatus = 0;
    char buffer[256] = "";
    struct sockaddr_in simpleServer;

    if (3 != argc) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <server> <port>\n", argv[0]);
        exit(1);
    }

    simpleSocket = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP);

    if (simpleSocket == -1) {

        fprintf(stderr, "Could not create a socket!\n");
        exit(1);

    }
    else {
        fprintf(stderr, "Socket created!\n");
    }

    simplePort = atoi(argv[3]);

    bzero(&simpleServer, sizeof(simpleServer));
    simpleServer.sin_family = AF_INET;
    inet_addr(argv[2], &simpleServer.sin_addr.s_addr);
    simpleServer.sin_port = htons(simplePort);

    returnStatus = connect(simpleSocket,
                  (struct sockaddr *)&simpleServer,
                  sizeof(simpleServer));

    if (returnStatus > 0) {
        printf("%d: %s", returnStatus, buffer);
    }else {
        fprintf(stderr, "Return Status = %d \n", returnStatus);
    }

    close(simpleSocket);
    return 0;
}