Beginner Ping program
Hi all, I'm a newbie to python and programming in general, so I wanted a simple project to start off. What I'm trying to do here is write a python command-line ping program, much like the Unix and Windows ping programs. I've got this much worked out already: class ping def PING(IP, pings, size): and that's where I stop, because I realize I have no idea how to make python send ICMP request packets. My previous project(an email reader using poplib)used the stuff in section 18 of the modules index(internet protocols) but I can't seem to find an equivalent for ICMP packets. If anyone has help on this, I would really appreciate it. Cheers, Linus -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Beginner Ping program
Actually the class ping bit is a placeholder. I'm actually developing a module with python implementations of most standard network/internet tools such as telnet, tracert, whois etc. It will be called inettools, and the ping function is what I'm working on first. It should be a simple enough job to code in the features the Unix and DOS ping programs have(never stop, change size, change timeout). As I am typing this, I'm looking through ping.c to see what I can glean. It probably won't be much. My experience with C is very little. As in, microscopic. Pretty much all the coding I've done up till now has been shell scripting. Cheers, Linus -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
