1 files changed, 24 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/libraries/Ethernet/examples/ChatServer/ChatServer.ino b/libraries/Ethernet/examples/ChatServer/ChatServer.ino
index 9f819fd..de75257 100644
--- a/libraries/Ethernet/examples/ChatServer/ChatServer.ino
+++ b/libraries/Ethernet/examples/ChatServer/ChatServer.ino
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  
  created 18 Dec 2009
  by David A. Mellis
- modified 10 August 2010
+ modified 12 March 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  
  */
@@ -23,14 +23,16 @@
 // Enter a MAC address and IP address for your controller below.
 // The IP address will be dependent on your local network.
 // gateway and subnet are optional:
-byte mac[] = { 0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF, 0xFE, 0xED };
+byte mac[] = { 
+  0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF, 0xFE, 0xED };
 IPAddress ip(192,168,1, 177);
 IPAddress gateway(192,168,1, 1);
 IPAddress subnet(255, 255, 0, 0);
 
+
 // telnet defaults to port 23
 EthernetServer server(23);
-boolean gotAMessage = false; // whether or not you got a message from the client yet
+boolean alreadyConnected = false; // whether or not the client was connected previously
 
 void setup() {
   // initialize the ethernet device
@@ -39,25 +41,34 @@ void setup() {
   server.begin();
   // open the serial port
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  Serial.print("Chat server address:");
+  Serial.println(Ethernet.localIP());
 }
 
 void loop() {
   // wait for a new client:
   EthernetClient client = server.available();
-  
+
   // when the client sends the first byte, say hello:
   if (client) {
-    if (!gotAMessage) {
+    if (!alreadyConnected) {
+      // clead out the input buffer:
+      client.flush();    
       Serial.println("We have a new client");
       client.println("Hello, client!"); 
-      gotAMessage = true;
+      alreadyConnected = true;
+    } 
+
+    if (client.available() > 0) {
+      // read the bytes incoming from the client:
+      char thisChar = client.read();
+      // echo the bytes back to the client:
+      server.write(thisChar);
+      // echo the bytes to the server as well:
+      Serial.write(thisChar);
     }
-    
-    // read the bytes incoming from the client:
-    char thisChar = client.read();
-    // echo the bytes back to the client:
-    server.write(thisChar);
-    // echo the bytes to the server as well:
-    Serial.print(thisChar);
   }
 }
+
+
+