Re: Sending ECHO_REQUEST (pinging) with python

2007-03-27 Thread Jorgen Grahn
On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:50:09 +0200, Thomas Dybdahl Ahle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Den Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:24:34 +0200 skrev Michal 'vorner' Vaner: >> On Mon, Mar 26, 2007 at 08:30:16AM +0200, Thomas Dybdahl Ahle wrote: > >>> Do anybody know how to do this in python? > >> You need root for that

Re: Sending ECHO_REQUEST (pinging) with python

2007-03-26 Thread Nick Craig-Wood
Jean-Paul Calderone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:50:33 +0200, Thomas Dybdahl Ahle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >Den Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:30:04 -0500 skrev Nick Craig-Wood: > >> Under linux the only priviledge you need is CAP_NET_RAW. It is possible > >> to give this to a

Re: Sending ECHO_REQUEST (pinging) with python

2007-03-26 Thread Jean-Paul Calderone
On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:50:33 +0200, Thomas Dybdahl Ahle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Den Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:30:04 -0500 skrev Nick Craig-Wood: > >> Michael Bentley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> On Mar 26, 2007, at 1:30 AM, Thomas Dybdahl Ahle wrote: >>> > It seems however that I have to be root

Re: Sending ECHO_REQUEST (pinging) with python

2007-03-26 Thread Thomas Dybdahl Ahle
Den Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:30:04 -0500 skrev Nick Craig-Wood: > Michael Bentley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Mar 26, 2007, at 1:30 AM, Thomas Dybdahl Ahle wrote: >> > It seems however that I have to be root to send those imcp packages, >> > but I guess there must be a workaround since I can easi

Re: Sending ECHO_REQUEST (pinging) with python

2007-03-26 Thread Thomas Dybdahl Ahle
Den Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:24:34 +0200 skrev Michal 'vorner' Vaner: > On Mon, Mar 26, 2007 at 08:30:16AM +0200, Thomas Dybdahl Ahle wrote: >> Do anybody know how to do this in python? > You need root for that and the ping command is allowed to have them by > suid bit. You can execute ping from insid

Re: Sending ECHO_REQUEST (pinging) with python

2007-03-26 Thread Nick Craig-Wood
Michael Bentley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mar 26, 2007, at 1:30 AM, Thomas Dybdahl Ahle wrote: > > It seems however that I have to be root to send those imcp > > packages, but I guess there must be a workaround since I can > > easily use the "ping" command as ordinary user. > > The workaro

Re: Sending ECHO_REQUEST (pinging) with python

2007-03-26 Thread Michal 'vorner' Vaner
On Mon, Mar 26, 2007 at 08:30:16AM +0200, Thomas Dybdahl Ahle wrote: > Hi, I've writing a python application in which I'd like to have a small > "ping label", to always tell the current ping time to the server. > > It seems however that I have to be root to send those imcp packages, but > I gues

Re: Sending ECHO_REQUEST (pinging) with python

2007-03-26 Thread Michael Bentley
On Mar 26, 2007, at 1:30 AM, Thomas Dybdahl Ahle wrote: > > It seems however that I have to be root to send those imcp > packages, but > I guess there must be a workaround since I can easily use the "ping" > command as ordinary user. > The workaround your ping command is using btw, is probably

Re: Sending ECHO_REQUEST (pinging) with python

2007-03-26 Thread Michael Bentley
On Mar 26, 2007, at 1:30 AM, Thomas Dybdahl Ahle wrote: > Hi, I've writing a python application in which I'd like to have a > small > "ping label", to always tell the current ping time to the server. > > It seems however that I have to be root to send those imcp > packages, but > I guess there