From: Robert Dober <robert.dober@...>
Date: 2008-02-17T00:49:15+09:00
Subject: Re: Getting IP address using UDP Socket

On Feb 16, 2008 4:10 PM, jackster the jackle <contact@thirdorder.net> wrote:
> Hi Ruby Forum...
>
> I have a simple UDP Socket that I'm opening which listens for Syslog
> messages on port 514.
> I am receiving all syslog messages with no problem but I need to log
> what IP address is sending the messages.
> I have looked through the UDP Socket documentation but I can't seem to
> figure out how to call it based on a received message from another host.
> If anyone can help point me in the right direction, it would be greatly
> appreciated....thanks.
> Here is my working code:
> [code]
> server = UDPSocket.open
> server.bind('0.0.0.0', '514')
> while true do
>
-        syslog_message = server.recv(400)
+      syslog_message, client_address = server.recvfrom(400)
>    server.addr
>    puts syslog_message
> end
> [/code]
>
> jackster
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>

HTH
Robert

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