both client & server?

is it possible to make a connection doing something like i've done
in my code.
a copy of the program is ment to be used on another computer
ive tried executing 2 copies and tested it on my own machine.
the problem is that it detects the other user but u cant send and receive anything.
i dont know if its a miss ive done in the code or its something with my computer or localserver.
can someone with a good knowledge in networking explain to me what is wrong

Code:

#include <string.h>
#include <iostream.h>
#pragma comment (lib,"wsock32.lib")
#include <winsock.h>
#define     PORT 7777
int main()
{


    char *buf="MESSAGE";
	char *rec=new char[256];
	WORD sockVersion;
	WSADATA wsaData;
	sockVersion = MAKEWORD(2,0);		
    WSAStartup(sockVersion, &wsaData);



	SOCKET sock1, sock2;

	sock1=socket(AF_INET,SOCK_STREAM,IPPROTO_TCP);

 
	HOSTENT *host;
	host=gethostbyname("localhost");

	SOCKADDR_IN in_s, ut_s;

	in_s.sin_family=AF_INET;
	in_s.sin_addr.s_addr=0;
	in_s.sin_port=htons(PORT);

	ut_s.sin_family=AF_INET;
	ut_s.sin_port=htons(PORT);
	ut_s.sin_addr=*((LPIN_ADDR)*host->h_addr_list);

	

	int b=bind(sock1,(const struct sockaddr*)&in_s,sizeof(struct sockaddr));
	if(b==INVALID_SOCKET)
	{
		cout<<"error bind()";
	}


	int l=listen(sock1,10);
	if(l==SOCKET_ERROR)
	{
		cout<<"error listen()";
	}


	int size=sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);

	sock2=accept(sock1,(struct sockaddr*)&ut_s,&size);
	if(sock2==SOCKET_ERROR)
	{
		cout<<"error accept()";
	}


		int s=send(sock2,buf,strlen(buf),0);
		if(s==SOCKET_ERROR)
		{
			cout<<"error send()";
		}
		int r=recv(sock2,rec,sizeof(rec),0);
		if(r==SOCKET_ERROR)
		{
			cout<<"error recv()";
		}

	int c=connect(sock1,(struct sockaddr*)&ut_s,sizeof(struct sockaddr));
		if(c==SOCKET_ERROR)
	{
		cout<<"error connect()";
	}
	
			
				
			
		
	

		


closesocket(sock1);
closesocket(sock2);
	WSACleanup();
	return 0;
}

thanks for your help!

Here's one clue, run this and understand the results it gives.

Code:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main(void)
{
  char *rec = new char[256];
  cout <<sizeof(rec) <<endl ;
  return(0);
}

Also, when you encounter an error, for example bind() fails, you might want to exit the program as opposed to just carry on regardless.

You don't issue connect()'s on sockets that you're using to listen on either.

so what am i doing wrong to get a connection?

Create two different programs, one a client, the other a server. That way it'll be easier to understand how they interact. You can still run both on the same machine, and connect to yourself.