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	Asio chat server example
Simple Asio chat server using WiFi STA or Ethernet.
Example workflow
- Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection is established, and IP address is obtained.
 - Asio chat server is started on port number defined through the project configuration.
 - Chat server echoes a message (received from any client) to all connected clients.
 
Running the example
- Open project configuration menu (
idf.py menuconfig) to configure Wi-Fi or Ethernet. See "Establishing Wi-Fi or Ethernet Connection" section in examples/protocols/README.md for more details. - Set server port number in menuconfig, "Example configuration".
 - Run 
idf.py -p PORT flash monitorto build and upload the example to your board and connect to it's serial terminal. - Wait for the board to connect to WiFi or Ethernet (note the IP address).
 - Connect to the server using multiple clients, for example using any option below.
- build and run asi chat client on your host machine
 - run chat_client asio example on ESP platform
 - since chat message consist of ascii size and message, it is possible to
netcat 
nc IP PORTand type for example4ABC<CR>to transmit 'ABC\n' 
 
See the README.md file in the upper level 'examples' directory for more information about examples.