forceing port connections

[yellowcat]

will google for sys.argv[ 1 ]

but i keep getting this error
(am ru itnning it from the command prompt and running xp)

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Documents and Settings\mhodgson\Desktop\socket.py", line 5, in ?
import socket
File "C:\Documents and Settings\mhodgson\Desktop\socket.py", line 28, in ?
host = int (sys.argv[ 1 ] )
IndexError: list index out of range

[HTRegz]

IndexError: list index out of range

This is your key.... It's actually a very, very simply solution...

Try just sys.argv

In python [x] denotes the x+1 item in a list (because we start counting with 0)

so sys.argv[ 1 ] is looking for the 1 + 1 (2nd) item.. Compare that with the first google result for sys.argv

5.12. Handling command line arguments

So now we've got command line arguments and a list... well command line arguments are a list aren't they...

nmap -sV -P0 -O 192.168.1.1 (that's just a list of flags and arguments)

Perhaps then the script is looking for command lines to follow it... Looking at the script I see 4 variables with sys.argv assignments... I bet that means 4 items...

host = 1
Port = 2
timeout = 3
connCount = 4

I'll tell you that scriptname = 0

so perhaps it's python scriptname host port timeout connCount

Peace,
HT

[yellowcat]

now that was impressive
i am supposed to be a smart cookie too!!
did not understand much of it but am off googleing myself into the ground!!
adding and taking stuff away from the code to see what happens!

[yellowcat]

ok now i have more of an understanding
so i did this

C:\Documents and Settings\mhodgson\Desktop>socket.py 192.168.2.2 80 3 4
Exception in thread Thread-1:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Python24\lib\threading.py", line 442, in __bootstrap
self.run()
File "C:\Documents and Settings\mhodgson\Desktop\socket.py", line 20, in r
self.sock = socket.socket ( socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM )
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'AF_INET'

Exception in thread Thread-2:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Python24\lib\threading.py", line 442, in __bootstrap
self.run()
File "C:\Documents and Settings\mhodgson\Desktop\socket.py", line 20, in r
self.sock = socket.socket ( socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM )
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'AF_INET'

Exception in thread Thread-3:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Python24\lib\threading.py", line 442, in __bootstrap
self.run()
File "C:\Documents and Settings\mhodgson\Desktop\socket.py", line 20, in r
self.sock = socket.socket ( socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM )
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'AF_INET'

Exception in thread Thread-4:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Python24\lib\threading.py", line 442, in __bootstrap
self.run()
File "C:\Documents and Settings\mhodgson\Desktop\socket.py", line 20, in r
self.sock = socket.socket ( socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM )
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'AF_INET'

Exception in thread Thread-5:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Python24\lib\threading.py", line 442, in __bootstrap
self.run()
File "C:\Documents and Settings\mhodgson\Desktop\socket.py", line 20, in r
self.sock = socket.socket ( socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM )
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'AF_INET'

Exception in thread Thread-6:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Python24\lib\threading.py", line 442, in __bootstrap
self.run()
File "C:\Documents and Settings\mhodgson\Desktop\socket.py", line 20, in r
self.sock = socket.socket ( socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM )
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'AF_INET'

Exception in thread Thread-7:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Python24\lib\threading.py", line 442, in __bootstrap
self.run()
File "C:\Documents and Settings\mhodgson\Desktop\socket.py", line 20, in r
self.sock = socket.socket ( socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM )
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'AF_INET'

Exception in thread Thread-8:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Python24\lib\threading.py", line 442, in __bootstrap
self.run()
File "C:\Documents and Settings\mhodgson\Desktop\socket.py", line 20, in r
self.sock = socket.socket ( socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM )
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'AF_INET'
(where it says r should be run!!)

so what the tom dick and harry does that mean?
i am all ears!
btw cheers for help so far

[yellowcat]

ok now i am thinking
so i typed
socket.py -198.162.2.2 -80 -3 -4
and this did not return any errors
so to see if anything was being sent i fired up etherial (wireshark!!)
ran the script and nothing seemed be sent?

how am i doing??

[HTRegz]

Originally posted here by yellowcat
ok now i am thinking
so i typed
socket.py -198.162.2.2 -80 -3 -4
and this did not return any errors
so to see if anything was being sent i fired up etherial (wireshark!!)
ran the script and nothing seemed be sent?

how am i doing??

You shouldn't have the - in front of each one..

As for the initial error.. Is this Python from Python.org or ActiveState Python (they have differences)...

[yellowcat]

python is from python.org green snakey icons all over my desktop

if i do not put in the -'s i get all those errors
have tried to do it by taking some out
and still getting all the errors

however have learnt a lot about what a sys.avgr s are!

hang on

with -'s in

C:\Documents and Settings\mhodgson\Desktop>socket.py -192.168.2.2 -80 -3 -4

C:\Documents and Settings\mhodgson\Desktop>

see no errors