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does google talk use udp or tcp packets?
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is it possible to determine whether google talk uses tcp or udp packets for transmission. i know it uses the xmpp protocol at the application layer, but does it run over tcp or udp.

Sadiras answered 27/10, 2009 at 9:13 Comment(0)
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You can infer what the answer is: Google Talk works in a browser without requiring a plugin. The only protocol supported through the communication mechanism XMLHttpRequest is TCP/HTTP.

If you are interested in XMPP, have a look here.

...wherein a client utilizing XMPP accesses a server over a [TCP] connection, and servers also communicate with each other over TCP connections.

Typhoon answered 18/11, 2009 at 11:43 Comment(2)
That's just the Google Talk web client, not the protocol. – Masker
... but of course... that was the question, wasn't it? The question can't be about XMPP because one can "google" for an answer, right ;-) – Typhoon
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You can answer this yourself by using a packet sniffer to watch the traffic. This will be much more instructive than having us tell you the answer.

Stocky answered 27/10, 2009 at 9:16 Comment(0)
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You can infer what the answer is: Google Talk works in a browser without requiring a plugin. The only protocol supported through the communication mechanism XMLHttpRequest is TCP/HTTP.

If you are interested in XMPP, have a look here.

...wherein a client utilizing XMPP accesses a server over a [TCP] connection, and servers also communicate with each other over TCP connections.

Typhoon answered 18/11, 2009 at 11:43 Comment(2)
That's just the Google Talk web client, not the protocol. – Masker
... but of course... that was the question, wasn't it? The question can't be about XMPP because one can "google" for an answer, right ;-) – Typhoon

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