TCP connection on old Matlab version

I'm trying to set up a TCP connection with a R2011b version of Matlab. I know this matlab version had the TCP functionality in the Instrument Control Toolbox, but the computer this is running on runs several other programs and pieces of hardware. We've also modified Matlab several times and my boss is hesitant to install any additional toolboxes which might affect its current program. Is there a way to set up a TCP connection without the toolbox?

I noticed on the Mathworks site that tcpip was introduced back in 2006, before the Instrument Control toolbox existed, but I can't find out how it was used back then. Help please!

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

You might be able to use https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/345-tcp-udp-ip-toolbox-2-0-6

Answer 2

[Guillaume]

You can always delegate to Java or, if on Windows, .Net. Both are not much more complicated to use than matlab's own implementation and if I remember correctly, for some use case sometimes easier.

[Jessica Todd]

I'm not too familiar with Java. How do you delegate to Java from matlab?