title: Is it possible to run a socket server and socket client on the same machine?
body: <p>In java it is possible to create a socket server and a socket client, is it possible to have an instance of the socket server running and a socket/server client that is receiving data from the socket server on the same machine?</p>
  
  <p>e.g the socket server runs on port 60010
  and the socket client is running on the same machine connecting to that port through a socket or  will I need to by a new machine and add it to my network? If it has a unique IP Address and port number running on the TCP/IP layer.</p>