Send a TCP packet to a server

				
//**************************************
// Name: Send a TCP packet to a server
// Description:/* The purpose of this article is to help out people who know the basics of C but want to start learning TCP controls in C. This program will connect to a server and send a TCP packet containing "La la la la". */
// By: Markus Delves
//
// Inputs:usage: program_name <ip address> <port>
//
// Returns:The program will tell you if it was successful or not
//
// Side Effects:None known
//
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int sock;
// Start main with command line arguments
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
// Get ready for the TCP stuff
struct hostent *he; // Used for DNS lookup
struct sockaddr_in blah; // inet addr stuff
// Create a varible for our packet
// Remember, TCP packets max at 1024
char packet[1024];
// A varible to hold the servers' address
char *address;
 // A varible for the port
int port;
// Extra vars
int i;
		// Make sure two arguments were supplied
		if (argc != 3) {
		// Print how-to use the program then exit
		fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s <ip address> <port>\n",argv[0]);
		return(-1);
		}	
		// We know there are two arguments
		// so let's use them.
		address = argv[1];
		port = atoi(argv[2]);
		// Create the unconnected socket
		sock = socket (AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
		//Set some settings
		blah.sin_family = AF_INET; //we're using inet
		blah.sin_port = htons (port) //set the port
		he = gethostbyname (address); //set the address
		fprintf(stderr, "Attempting a connection with %s on port %d\n", address, port);
		// Is the ip/hostname working?
		if (!he) 
		{
		if ((blah.sin_addr.s_addr = inet.addr (address)) == ADDR_NONE)
		return(-1);
		} else {
 		bcopy (he->h_addr, (struct in_addr *) &blah.sin_addr, he->h_length);
}
// Did they accept us?
if (connect (sock, (struct sockaddr *) &blah, sizeof
(blah)) < 0)
{
fprintf(stderr, "Connection refused by remote host.\n");
return(-1);
}
//Create the packet
sprintf(packet, "La la la la");
//And send it
write (sock, packet, strlen(packet));
close (sock); // Close the connection
fprintf(stderr, "Operation Completed. Exiting...");
}