Some TCP Connections

[Marlo 1]

Hello guys! I'm currently in the process of designing a Remote Administration Suit (Will release it when im done) and i just need a little bit of advice concerning TCP and data transfere.

I am using Kips TCP Event Driven UDP to run my TCP function and i have the following setup for the user side:

#include <TCP.au3> ;Kips UDF

Global Const $_HANDSHAKE = "a"
Global Const $_PASSWORD = "b"

_TCP_Server_Create($iPort)
_TCP_RegisterEvent($TCP_NEWCLIENT, "_NewConnection")
_TCP_RegisterEvent($TCP_DISCONNECT, "_ServerLost")
_TCP_RegisterEvent($TCP_RECEIVE, "_DataReceived")

While 1
    Sleep(50)
WEnd

Func _NewConnection($hSocket, $iError)
    ;a client has connected
EndFunc

Func _ServerLost($hSocket, $iError)
    ;a client has disconnected
EndFunc

Func _DataReceived($hSocket, $iError, $sReceived)
    ;sReceived is the string received from the client
    ;I use the first character in the string as a Command so the server can tell
    ;what type of data its just received. 
    Local $iCmd = StringLeft($sReceived, 1)
    Local $sParam StringMid($sReceived, 2)
    
    Switch $iCmd
        Case $_HANDSHAKE
            ;Server is saying hello
        Case $_PASSWORD
            ;server has sent us a password
    EndSwitch
EndFunc

The server has pretty much the same setup.

Now my questions are:

Could i improve on the way the server and client communicate? the _DataReceived() function is the best method i could come up with.

How would i use this method to get the servers ping? (will be having more than one server conencted at a time)

How would i use this method for file transferes?

Should i convert my data to binary before transmitting it?

If my explanation of my problems arnt clear just say and i'll try my hardest to explain it better.

Thanks in advanced

~Marlo

[exodius 1]

Check this out and see if it gives you some guidance. Larry's kindofan all-star.