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No, there are various other mechanisms now, perhaps the most useful and widespread for this situation being WebSocket. It's not without limitations though: http

No, there are various other mechanisms now, perhaps the most useful and widespread for this situation being WebSocket. It's not without limitations though: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebSocket http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebSocket And it's not quite "the browser" in the usual sense, but Chrome Apps (and, I believe, extensions?) get access to TCP and UDP APIs: https://developer.chrome.com/apps/app_network https://developer.chrome.com/apps/app_network

arohner 12y ago
But websockets doesn't give you raw tcp, right? Do they have a proxy somewhere?
- comex 12y ago
  Yes, the article states they have a proxy.
- bai0 12y ago
  Not really a proxy - it's pppd in Linux with a vty redirected to a socket. More like a cloud-based dialup ISP that tunnels over existing connections than a proxy.