Web server and web client together

Hello!
I'm just taking a peek in the international forum, looking for some help.
Hoping not bothering anyone :slight_smile:

My actual configuration is Arduino2009 with official Ethshield.
Right now it's running as web server, displaying my sensors on a dynamic page on my private lan.

Can I use web client function at the same time?
I'd like to implement a code to send data to pachube too, but I dont know how to use web server and web client at the same time.
Can you point me out to some tutorial/guide/examples, so I can start to study?
I have already read the web client example and It's ok but I have no clue about how to mix with web server :slight_smile:

Thank you!

Mixed client/server test code.

//zoomkat 12-08-11, combined client and server
//simple button GET with iframe code
//for use with IDE 1.0
//open serial monitor and send an g to test client and
//see what the arduino client/server receives
//web page buttons make pin 4 high/low
//use the \ slash to escape the " in the html 
//address will look like http://192.168.1.102:84 when submited
//for use with W5100 based ethernet shields

#include <SPI.h>
#include <Ethernet.h>

byte mac[] = { 0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF, 0xFE, 0xED }; //physical mac address
IPAddress ip(192,168,1,102); // ip in lan
IPAddress gateway(192,168,1,1); // internet access via router
IPAddress subnet(255,255,255,0); //subnet mask
IPAddress myserver(208,104,2,86); // zoomkat web page
EthernetServer server(84); //server port
EthernetClient client;
String readString; 

//////////////////////

void setup(){

  pinMode(4, OUTPUT); //pin selected to control
  Ethernet.begin(mac, ip, subnet, gateway); 
  server.begin();
  Serial.begin(9600); 
  Serial.println("server/client 1.0 test 12/08/11"); // keep track of what is loaded
  Serial.println("Send an g in serial monitor to test client"); // what to do to test client
}

void loop(){
  // check for serial input
  if (Serial.available() > 0) 
  {
    byte inChar;
    inChar = Serial.read();
    if(inChar == 'g')
    {
      sendGET(); // call sendGET function
    }
  }  

  EthernetClient client = server.available();
  if (client) {
    while (client.connected()) {
      if (client.available()) {
        char c = client.read();

        //read char by char HTTP request
        if (readString.length() < 100) {

          //store characters to string 
          readString += c; 
          //Serial.print(c);
        } 

        //if HTTP request has ended
        if (c == '\n') {

          ///////////////
          Serial.println(readString); //print to serial monitor for debuging 

            //now output HTML data header
          if(readString.indexOf('?') >=0) { //don't send new page
            client.println("HTTP/1.1 204 Zoomkat");
            client.println();
            client.println();  
          }
          else {
            client.println("HTTP/1.1 200 OK"); //send new page
            client.println("Content-Type: text/html");
            client.println();

            client.println("<HTML>");
            client.println("<HEAD>");
            client.println("<TITLE>Arduino GET test page</TITLE>");
            client.println("</HEAD>");
            client.println("<BODY>");

            client.println("<H1>Zoomkat's simple Arduino 1.0 button</H1>");

            client.println("<a href=\"/?on\" target=\"inlineframe\">ON</a>"); 
            client.println("<a href=\"/?off\" target=\"inlineframe\">OFF</a>"); 

            //client.println("<IFRAME name=inlineframe src=\"res://D:/WINDOWS/dnserror.htm\" width=1 height=1\">");
            client.println("<IFRAME name=inlineframe style=\"display:none\" >");          
            client.println("</IFRAME>");

            client.println("</BODY>");
            client.println("</HTML>");
          }

          delay(1);
          //stopping client
          client.stop();

          ///////////////////// control arduino pin
          if(readString.indexOf("on") >0)//checks for on
          {
            digitalWrite(4, HIGH);    // set pin 4 high
            Serial.println("Led On");
          }
          if(readString.indexOf("off") >0)//checks for off
          {
            digitalWrite(4, LOW);    // set pin 4 low
            Serial.println("Led Off");
          }
          //clearing string for next read
          readString="";

        }
      }
    }
  }
} 

//////////////////////////
void sendGET() //client function to send/receie GET request data.
{
  if (client.connect(myserver, 80)) {
    Serial.println("connected");
    client.println("GET /~shb/arduino.txt HTTP/1.0");
    client.println();
  } 
  else {
    Serial.println("connection failed");
    Serial.println();
  }

  while(client.connected() && !client.available()) delay(1); //waits for data
  while (client.connected() || client.available()) { //connected or data available
    char c = client.read();
    Serial.print(c);
  }

  Serial.println();
  Serial.println("disconnecting.");
  Serial.println("==================");
  Serial.println();
  client.stop();

}

@zoomkat you save my day.

Thanks!

@zomcat, I tested your program, and it's work ok
but I have problem when I change your IP to my domain name
When I put in IE keczap.ayz.pl/arduino.txt I see text, but when I try from arduino I have some problem

#include <SPI.h>
#include <Ethernet.h>

byte mac[] = { 0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF, 0xFE, 0xED }; //physical mac address
IPAddress ip(10,0,0,177); // ip in lan
IPAddress gateway(10,0,0,1); // internet access via router
IPAddress subnet(255,255,255,0); //subnet mask
IPAddress dns(8,8,8,8); // dns server
const char myserver[] = "keczap.ayz.pl"; // my web page
EthernetServer server(84); //server port
EthernetClient client;
String readString; 

//////////////////////

void setup(){

  pinMode(4, OUTPUT); //pin selected to control
  Ethernet.begin(mac, ip, dns, gateway, subnet); 
  server.begin();
  Serial.begin(9600); 
  Serial.println("server/client 1.0 test 12/08/11"); // keep track of what is loaded
  Serial.println("Send an g in serial monitor to test client"); // what to do to test client
}

void loop(){
  // check for serial input
  if (Serial.available() > 0) 
  {
    byte inChar;
    inChar = Serial.read();
    if(inChar == 'g')
    {
      sendGET(); // call sendGET function
    }
  }  

  EthernetClient client = server.available();
  if (client) {
    while (client.connected()) {
      if (client.available()) {
        char c = client.read();

        //read char by char HTTP request
        if (readString.length() < 100) {

          //store characters to string 
          readString += c; 
          //Serial.print(c);
        } 

        //if HTTP request has ended
        if (c == '\n') {

          ///////////////
          Serial.println(readString); //print to serial monitor for debuging 

            //now output HTML data header
          if(readString.indexOf('?') >=0) { //don't send new page
            client.println("HTTP/1.1 204 Zoomkat");
            client.println();
            client.println();  
          }
          else {
            client.println("HTTP/1.1 200 OK"); //send new page
            client.println("Content-Type: text/html");
            client.println();

            client.println("<HTML>");
            client.println("<HEAD>");
            client.println("<TITLE>Arduino GET test page</TITLE>");
            client.println("</HEAD>");
            client.println("<BODY>");

            client.println("<H1>Zoomkat's simple Arduino 1.0 button</H1>");

            client.println("<a href=\"/?on\" target=\"inlineframe\">ON</a>"); 
            client.println("<a href=\"/?off\" target=\"inlineframe\">OFF</a>"); 

            //client.println("<IFRAME name=inlineframe src=\"res://D:/WINDOWS/dnserror.htm\" width=1 height=1\">");
            client.println("<IFRAME name=inlineframe style=\"display:none\" >");          
            client.println("</IFRAME>");

            client.println("</BODY>");
            client.println("</HTML>");
          }

          delay(1);
          //stopping client
          client.stop();

          ///////////////////// control arduino pin
          if(readString.indexOf("on") >0)//checks for on
          {
            digitalWrite(4, HIGH);    // set pin 4 high
            Serial.println("Led On");
          }
          if(readString.indexOf("off") >0)//checks for off
          {
            digitalWrite(4, LOW);    // set pin 4 low
            Serial.println("Led Off");
          }
          //clearing string for next read
          readString="";

        }
      }
    }
  }
} 

//////////////////////////
void sendGET() //client function to send/receie GET request data.
{
  if (client.connect(myserver, 80)) {
    Serial.println("connected");
    client.println("GET /arduino.txt HTTP/1.0");
    client.println("Host: http://keczap.ayz.pl");
    client.println();
  } 
  else {
    Serial.println("connection failed");
    Serial.println();
  }

  while(client.connected() && !client.available()) delay(1); //waits for data
  while (client.connected() || client.available()) { //connected or data available
    char c = client.read();
    Serial.print(c);
  }

  Serial.println();
  Serial.println("disconnecting.");
  Serial.println("==================");
  Serial.println();
  client.stop();

}

and I try this

void sendGET() //client function to send/receie GET request data.
{
  if (client.connect(myserver, 80)) {
    Serial.println("connected");
    client.println("GET /arduino.txt HTTP/1.0");
    client.println();
  } 
  else {
    Serial.println("connection failed");
    Serial.println();
  }

  while(client.connected() && !client.available()) delay(1); //waits for data
  while (client.connected() || client.available()) { //connected or data available
    char c = client.read();
    Serial.print(c);
  }

  Serial.println();
  Serial.println("disconnecting.");
  Serial.println("==================");
  Serial.println();
  client.stop();

}
connected
HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:28:50 GMT
Server: Power MOD by linuxpl.com
Content-Length: 405
Connection: close
Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN">
<html><head>
<title>404 Not Found</title>
</head><body>
<h1>Not Found</h1>
<p>The requested URL /arduino.txt was not found on this server.</p>
<p>Additionally, a 404 Not Found
error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.</p>
<hr>
<address>Power MOD by linuxpl.com Server at localhost Port 80</address>
</body></html>

disconnecting.
==================

or

server/client 1.0 test 12/08/11
Send an g in serial monitor to test client
connected
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:58:54 GMT
Server: Power MOD by linuxpl.com
Content-Length: 314
Connection: close
Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN">
<html><head>
<title>400 Bad Request</title>
</head><body>
<h1>Bad Request</h1>
<p>Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand.

</p>
<hr>
<address>Power MOD by linuxpl.com Server at http://keczap.ayz.pl Port 80</address>
</body></html>

disconnecting.
==================

maybe someone help me?:slight_smile:

I am guessing it is a DNS issue. The arduino is unable to convert the domain into an IP. I believe the updated ethernet library can handle DNS. Looking at the code it seems like you need to add something like:

DNSClinet.begin();
const char myserverip[]
DNSClinet.getHostByName(myserver, myserverip);
Then the:
client.connect(myserverip, 80);

Or something like that.

DNS Clinet is inside Arduino 1.0 ethernet library
I tested DNSClient sketch and it's work ok, when char serverName[] ="google.com"
but if different name is something wrong (zoomkat page)

#include <SPI.h>
#include <Ethernet.h>

// Enter a MAC address for your controller below.
// Newer Ethernet shields have a MAC address printed on a sticker on the shield
byte mac[] = {  0x0A, 0xBA, 0xBB, 0xAC, 0xDE, 0xA2 };
char serverName[] = "http://web.comporium.net"; //zoomkat page

// Initialize the Ethernet client library
// with the IP address and port of the server 
// that you want to connect to (port 80 is default for HTTP):
EthernetClient client;

void setup() {

  // start the serial library:
  Serial.begin(9600);
  // start the Ethernet connection:
  if (Ethernet.begin(mac) == 0) {
    Serial.println("Failed to configure Ethernet using DHCP");
    // no point in carrying on, so do nothing forevermore:
    while(true);
  }
  // give the Ethernet shield a second to initialize:
  delay(1000);
  Serial.println("connecting...");

  // if you get a connection, report back via serial:
  
  if (client.connect(serverName, 80)) {
    Serial.println("connected");
    // Make a HTTP request:
    client.println("GET /~shb/arduino.txt HTTP/1.0");
    client.println();
  } 
  else {
    // kf you didn't get a connection to the server:
    Serial.println("connection failed");
  }
}

void loop()
{
  // if there are incoming bytes available 
  // from the server, read them and print them:
  if (client.available()) {
    char c = client.read();
    Serial.print(c);
  }

  // if the server's disconnected, stop the client:
  if (!client.connected()) {
    Serial.println();
    Serial.println("disconnecting.");
    client.stop();

    // do nothing forevermore:
    while(true);
  }
}

maybe it's problem with dns client inside ethernet library?

In my sketch i try use IPAddress dns(8,8,8,8); //google dns server
and Ethernet.begin(mac, ip, dns, gateway, subnet);
it's similar like in my windows, and I think, that's should work the same
maybe I have to use different protokol?

It was my problem
http://code.google.com/p/arduino/issues/detail?id=605

I found the cause to be the 16 bit socket register read function. This is the old code at line 253 of w5100.h:

#define __SOCKET_REGISTER16(name, address)                   \
  static void write##name(SOCKET _s, uint16_t _data) {       \
    writeSn(_s, address,   _data >> 8);                      \
    writeSn(_s, address+1, _data & 0xFF);                    \
  }                                                          \
  static uint16_t read##name(SOCKET _s) {                    \
    uint16_t res = readSn(_s, address);                      \
    res = (res << 8) + readSn(_s, address + 1);              \
    return res;                                              \
  } 



This is the new code that corrected the problem:

#define __SOCKET_REGISTER16(name, address)                   \
  static void write##name(SOCKET _s, uint16_t _data) {       \
    writeSn(_s, address,   _data >> 8);                      \
    writeSn(_s, address+1, _data & 0xFF);                    \
  }                                                          \
  static uint16_t read##name(SOCKET _s) {                    \
    uint16_t res = readSn(_s, address);                      \
    uint16_t res2 = readSn(_s,address + 1); 			\
    res = res << 8;						\
    res2 = res2 & 0xFF;						\
    res = res | res2;						\
    return res;                                              \
  }

The below will get you started.

http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php/topic,148850.0.html

The DHCP problem to atribute IP's can be solved by upgrating the <ethernet.h> library to <ethernet2.h> here is the link to download.

Keep going!