MinGW linker error: winsock

Solution 1:

Put the -lws2_32 AFTER the list of object files - GCC searches libraries and object files in the order they appear on the command line.

Just to help the other viewers out there:

gcc hello.c -o hello.o -lws2_32

Solution 2:

With MinGW on eclipse:

Menu >> Project >> Properties >> C/C++ Build >> Settings: Register "Tool Settings" - MinGW C Linker - Miscellaneous: Lower Part "other objects"

Add: "D:\Programmierung\mingw\lib\libwsock32.a" for example. No other entries for libwsock32.a on any other properties required, especially not in Library-entries. Also no flags relating to this Lib.