Index: /tools/SocketClient/Makefile
===================================================================
--- /tools/SocketClient/Makefile	(revision 15)
+++ /tools/SocketClient/Makefile	(revision 15)
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+CC=g++
+
+PROG=SocketClient
+
+all: $(PROG)
+	$(CC) $(PROG).cpp -o $(PROG)
+
Index: /tools/SocketClient/SocketClient.cpp
===================================================================
--- /tools/SocketClient/SocketClient.cpp	(revision 15)
+++ /tools/SocketClient/SocketClient.cpp	(revision 15)
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/********************************************************************\
+
+  Generic example for remote control via a socket interface
+  
+  Oliver Grimm, March 2009
+
+\********************************************************************/
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+
+#define MAX_COM_SIZE 10000
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+        
+  char Buffer[MAX_COM_SIZE],ServerName[MAX_COM_SIZE]="eth-vme02";
+  int SocketDescriptor, DAQPort = 2000;
+  struct sockaddr_in SocketAddress;
+  fd_set ReadFileDescriptor;
+  
+  printf("+++ Command line socket interface +++\n");
+  if (argc != 3) {
+    printf("Usage: %s <server name> <port>\n", argv[0]);
+    printf("Taking defaults: <%s> <%d>\n", ServerName, DAQPort);
+  } 
+  else {
+    sprintf(ServerName,argv[1]);
+    DAQPort = atoi(argv[2]);
+  }
+  
+  // Open socket descriptor
+  if ((SocketDescriptor = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) == -1) {
+    printf("Error: Could not open socket.");
+    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+  }
+    
+  // Resolve hostname and try to connect to server
+  struct hostent *hostent = gethostbyname(ServerName);
+  if (hostent==0) {
+    printf("\nCould not resolve host name.\n");
+    close(SocketDescriptor);
+    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+  }
+
+  SocketAddress.sin_family = PF_INET;
+  SocketAddress.sin_port = htons((unsigned short) DAQPort);
+  SocketAddress.sin_addr = *(struct in_addr*) hostent->h_addr;
+  
+  if (connect(SocketDescriptor, (struct sockaddr *) &SocketAddress, sizeof(SocketAddress))==-1) {
+    printf("Error: Could not connect to server %s (port %d)\n", ServerName, DAQPort);
+    close(SocketDescriptor);
+    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+  }
+  printf("\nConnected to %s (port %d).\n"
+	 "Type 'exit' to quit.\n", ServerName, DAQPort);
+  signal(SIGPIPE,SIG_IGN);  // Do not kill process if writing to closed socket
+
+  while(true) {
+    printf("> ");	fflush(stdout);
+    
+    // Wait for data either from terminal (stdin) or from socket
+    FD_ZERO(&ReadFileDescriptor);   
+    FD_SET(SocketDescriptor, &ReadFileDescriptor);
+    FD_SET(STDIN_FILENO, &ReadFileDescriptor);
+    if (select(((int) SocketDescriptor)+1, &ReadFileDescriptor, NULL, NULL, NULL)==-1) {
+      perror("Error with select()");
+      break;
+    }
+    memset(Buffer, 0, sizeof(Buffer));
+    if (FD_ISSET(STDIN_FILENO, &ReadFileDescriptor)) { // Data from stdin
+      fgets(Buffer, MAX_COM_SIZE, stdin);
+      if (!strcmp(Buffer,"exit\n")) break;
+      if ((write(SocketDescriptor, Buffer, strlen(Buffer)))<1) // Write command to socket
+        printf("Error: Could not write command to socket.\n");
+    }
+    else if (FD_ISSET(SocketDescriptor, &ReadFileDescriptor)) { // Data from socket
+      memset(Buffer, 0, sizeof(Buffer));
+      if(read(SocketDescriptor, Buffer, MAX_COM_SIZE)==0) {
+        printf("Server not exisiting anymore, exiting...\n");
+	break;
+      }
+      printf("\r%s", Buffer);
+    }  
+  }
+
+  // Close socket descriptor
+  if (!close(SocketDescriptor)) printf("Connection to %s closed.\n", ServerName);
+
+  exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+}