multithreading - How to spread tcplistener incoming connections over threads in .NET?

Question

When using the Net.Sockets.TcpListener, what is the best way to handle incoming connections (.AcceptSocket) in seperate threads?

The idea is to start a new thread when a new incoming connection is accepted, while the tcplistener then stays available for further incoming connections (and for every new incoming connection a new thread is created). All communication and termination with the client that originated the connection will be handled in the thread.

Example C# of VB.NET code is appreciated.

Answer 1

The code that I've been using looks like this:

class Server
{
  private AutoResetEvent connectionWaitHandle = new AutoResetEvent(false);

  public void Start()
  {
    TcpListener listener = new TcpListener(IPAddress.Any, 5555);
    listener.Start();

    while(true)
    {
      IAsyncResult result =  listener.BeginAcceptTcpClient(HandleAsyncConnection, listener);
      connectionWaitHandle.WaitOne(); // Wait until a client has begun handling an event
      connectionWaitHandle.Reset(); // Reset wait handle or the loop goes as fast as it can (after first request)
    }
  }


  private void HandleAsyncConnection(IAsyncResult result)
  {
    TcpListener listener = (TcpListener)result.AsyncState;
    TcpClient client = listener.EndAcceptTcpClient(result);
    connectionWaitHandle.Set(); //Inform the main thread this connection is now handled

    //... Use your TcpClient here

    client.Close();
  }
}