===== FreeNet (Function) =====

==== Format ====
**freenet**\\
**freenet** ( )

returns [[integerexpressions|integer_expression]]

==== Description ====
BASIC256 allows for multiple network connections to be opened at a single time.  The **freenet** function returns a free network [[integerexpressions|network_socket_number]] that you can use in your next [[NetConnect|NetConnect]] statement.  Once a connection is closed, **freenet** will return that [[integerexpressions|network_socket_number]] to the list of available connection numbers and may reissue that number.

==== See Also ====
{{page>en:start#Network Communications&noheader}}

==== History ==== 
0.9.9.17 - New\\