I am developing an App using the Networking framework, which can be either a Socket Server or a Socket Client, such that 2 devices can communicate remotely. I would like to include the Client's userUID when creating a NWConnection, such that when the SocketServer accepts the connection, it knows immediately which user is connected. (Currently I achieve this by sending the UserUID in Welcome/Introduction messages, which seems an unnecessary overhead, and because I am using UDP, I also have to make sure these messages are acknowledged, before safely using the connection.) Is there a way to add this custom data into the NWConnection?

I am developing an App using the Networking framework, which can be either a Socket Server or a Socket Client, such that 2 devices can communicate remotely. For the most part I have it working, except: I am not sure of the best way to determine the IP Address for the Socket Server in order to allow the Client app to connect. I am currently using either of Cloud Functions, or lookup webpages (such as ipify.org) and even reading the IP addresses locally from within the device (this returns many, but not all of them connect successfully). These options seem to work if the Socket Server app is connected to the internet with an IPv6 address, but I find that when the Socket Server app is connected with an IPv4 address, the Client app never successfully connects. How should I: a) force the Socket Server app to have/use an IPV6 address at all times? or b) allow the Client app to connect successfully via an IPv4 address? And is there a simple way to know what IP Address the Socket Server is listening from?