I don't know about code execution, but if you want a really "worryingly" good network sniffer, get NGREP. HTH, Chris Norman <!-- chris.norman4 at ntlworld.com --> ----- Original Message ----- From: "tyler" <compgeek13@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 6:00 PM Subject: executing code under a child process and another tcp question > Hello everyone,, > Though these questions may bwe boardering on the relm of programming, I > wasn't really sure where else to ask them, I am aware of the > blindprogramming list, but don't like to sign up to lists with high > traffic > like that one, because sometimes its hard for me to check my email, and > when > I get back (just from being on the blindgamers list, and the three lists > owned by the same organization as the programming at blindprogramming) after > not reading email for like 4 days, I had over 700 emails. > Anyway, I have a couple questions, > I read up on fork, and found that it isn't just something used to eat your > food with, but you can spawn other processes with it. > But, my main idea was a pipe, I wanted to spawn a child process, and > create > a pipe to it, so I read up on pipes to. > The only thing I have been able to find is how to get my process to > execute > shell commands, > Do I have to stick to shell commands, or can I actually switch execution > between child and parent. > Also, how do I get the pid of the parent process? > Last, I want to start playing with TCP. > If I send in the raw mode, can I just send a struct as a packet? > If so, that will only take me reading up on how packetts are formed (I > know > the basics) but not the exact ways, and then I can just create a struct to > represent a packet, and send it to where ever I wish. I also as a little > example wish to create a ping program, and a port scanner, I can do the > port > scanner fairly easy I think, with minimal research, but what does the ping > program do? I haven't been able to figure that one out, and I have used > numerous packett sniffers. > Things just look garbled. > Thanks for your help, > > > Tyler Littlefield. > Check out our website: > http://tysplace.the-leetest.net > check out my blog: > livejournal.com/~tylerrl > [my programs don't have bugs, just randomly added features] > [failure is not an option, it comes bundled with windows!] > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
