Thread: [C++] FTP client problem (winsock)

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    [C++] FTP client problem (winsock)

    Hey all, I have a little question.
    I'm making a ftp program trough winsock.
    It connects fine etc... but it wont login correctly to the ftp.
    Sometimes when it sends the "USER <username>" to the ftp, the ftp says the username is ok and asks for a password.
    But most of the time, the ftp doesnt respond to what I send to it.
    And when it says the username is ok and I send the password "PASS <password" it wont respond too
    Smth is wrong in the section of the code that is red.
    I dont have a clue what's wrong. Could anybody help me?
    Thanks, Niek


    Code:
    #include <winsock2.h>
    #include <iostream.h>
    #include <string.h>
    
    int main()
    {
            WSADATA wsaData;
            WORD wVersionRequested;
            struct hostent  *pTarget;
            struct sockaddr_in     sock;
            char host[16];
            char* target;
            int port;
            const int RECVBUF = 1024;
            char buf[RECVBUF];
            char buffer[RECVBUF];
            char user[50];
            char pass[50];
            SOCKET mysocket;
    
            cout << "Give here the IP address: " << endl;
            cin >> host;
            target = host;
            cout << "Give here the port:" << endl;
            cin >> port;
            cout << "Give here the username:" << endl;
            cin >> user;
            cout << "Give here the password:" << endl;
            cin >> pass;
    
    //Making a connection...
    
            wVersionRequested = MAKEWORD(1, 1);
            if (WSAStartup(wVersionRequested, &wsaData) < 0) return -1;
    
            mysocket = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
            if(mysocket==INVALID_SOCKET)
            {
                    cout << "Socket error!\r" << endl;
                    exit(1);
            }
    
            cout << "Resolving Hostnames..." << endl;
            if ((pTarget = gethostbyname(target)) == NULL)
            {
                    cout << "Resolve of " << host << " failed" << endl;
                    exit(1);
            }
    
            memcpy(&sock.sin_addr.s_addr, pTarget->h_addr, pTarget->h_length);
            sock.sin_family = AF_INET;
            sock.sin_port = htons((USHORT)port);
    
            cout << "Connecting..." << endl;
            if ( (connect(mysocket, (struct sockaddr *)&sock, sizeof (sock) )))
            {
                    cout << "Couldn't connect to host." << endl;
                    exit(1);
            }
            cout << "Connected" << endl;
            recv(mysocket, buf, sizeof(buf), 0); //winsock ready etc...
    
    
    //logging in...
    
    
            cout << "Logging in..." << endl;
            char* tempp = "USER ";
            char users[55];
            strcpy(users, tempp);
            strcat(users, user);
            char* userss = users;
            send(mysocket, userss, sizeof(buffer), 0);
            recv(mysocket, buf, sizeof(buf), 0);
    
            if(buf != 0)
            {
              goto pass;
            }
            else
            {
              cout << "Server not responding, press enter to exit" << endl;
              cin.get();
              closesocket(mysocket);
              WSACleanup();
              exit(1);
            }
    
    pass:
            char password[55];
            char* temp = "PASS ";
            strcpy(password, temp);
            strcat(password, pass);
            char* passwordd = password;
            send(mysocket, passwordd, sizeof(buffer), 0);
            recv(mysocket, buf, sizeof(buf), 0);
            recv(mysocket, buf, sizeof(buf), 0);
            if(strcmp(buf, "230 User logged in, proceed.")== 0)
            {
              cout << "Password is correct, succesfully logged in" << endl;
              goto end;
            }
            else
            {
              cout << "The password is invalid, press enter to exit" << endl;
              cin.get();
              closesocket(mysocket);
              WSACleanup();
              exit(1);
            }
    
    end:
      closesocket(mysocket);
      WSACleanup();
      return 0;
    }

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    > strcpy(users, tempp);
    > strcat(users, user);
    You also need to append say "\n\r", or whatever the FTP RFC (say ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc959.txt) says about end of line characters

    > char* userss = users;
    This adds nothing - you can say send(users just as easily

    > send(mysocket, userss, sizeof(buffer), 0);
    You don't have sizeof(buffer) chars to send, you have strlen(users) chars to send
    Additionally, send() returns a result - namely the number of chars sent. Checking this would be a start.

    > recv(mysocket, buf, sizeof(buf), 0);
    You're expecting too much if you expect a complete answer in the time it takes to make 2 function calls. You need to allow for some delay between sending the message and expecting a reply from a remote site.
    Again, recv() returns a result.
    Also, recv() does not add a '\0' to the end of the buffer to make it a proper 'C' string, which makes your use of strcmp() later on suspect.
    Nor does recv() guarantee to receive a whole line in a single call - reassembly of data following network fragmentation is your responsibility.

    > if(buf != 0)
    buf is an array, therefore this is always true.
    If you were trying to examine the first char, it would be if ( buf[0]
    If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
    If at first you don't succeed, try writing your phone number on the exam paper.

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    Thanks, it seems that I did quite allot wrong
    Will modify the code and look if it works

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