# Can we establish tcp socket connection to remote host from ignition client? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [February 8, 2022, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-we-establish-tcp-socket-connection-to-remote-host-from-ignition-client/55844 "2022-02-08T04:03:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-we-establish-tcp-socket-connection-to-remote-host-from-ignition-client/55844/4 "2022-02-08T17:46:54Z")
Oh, some combination of these two topics: > [@Communicating with external applications over TCP/IP socket /websockets using gateway scripts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/communicating-with-external-applications-over-tcp-ip-socket-websockets-using-gateway-scripts/20455): > > How can we communicate Ignition with external applications over TCP/IP sockets or websockets using gateway Jython scripts,? Does the gateway scripts have libraries for TCP sockets or websockets communication? I don't see it in python gateway script library documentation. Has anyone developed a module for it (either commercial or free module). The existing TCP/IP module in Ignition is specifically designed for bar code reader which is not generic in nature. Can JAVA/Jython combination be used so… > [@TCP/IP Client Service](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tcp-ip-client-service/55118): > > Hi all, I have a machine which provides a TCP/IP server that upon each client connection, sends a large set of segments that reflect a complete copy of the current state of the system (initial download) before streaming each event that occurs from there. If I open up a cmd and enter: Telnet \ \[ENTER] it behaves as described above. I then tried something like this on button press within a vision client: from telnetlib import Telnet HOST = \ PORT = \ tn = Telne… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-we-establish-tcp-socket-connection-to-remote-host-from-ignition-client/55844)._