Programming Forums - help with displaying message

hi, im trying to learn how to use winsock in C++ programs so ive tried to make a small client/server thing where the client sends a message and the server responds. My problem is that, although they are connecting, and i think they are probably recieving the messages, i cant get the recieved message to be displayed on the console window.

 send(sockfd, *ping, 4, 0);

    

    if(errno == -1)

    {

             cout <<"Send failed!" << endl;

    }

    else

    cout <<"Client> " << *ping << endl;

    

    recv(sockfd, *buf, 256, 0);

    

    if(errno == -1)

    {

             cout <<"Recv failed!" << endl;

    }

    else

    cout <<"Server> " << *buf << endl;

(Section of Client code where i believe the problem lies)

   recv(new_sockfd, *buf, 256, 0);

    if(errno == -1)

    {

             cout <<"failed to recieve" << endl;

    }

    else

    cout <<"Client> " << *buf << endl;

    

    

    send(new_sockfd, *pong, 4, 0);

    if(errno == -1)

    {

             cout <<"Failed to send msg!" << endl;

    }

    else

    cout <<"Server> " << *pong << endl;

(Section of Server code where i believe the problem lies)

Client OUTPUT:
Client> ping
Server> (some wierd stuff that im not gonna bother to write)

Server OUTPUT:
Client> (blank)
Server> pong

HAYELLP!!!