First Python Program - Wake on Wan
So, I decided to start learning Python because I feel the need to get better at programming and I was kinda tired of Java's bulkiness, especially when writing simple things. For example, I decided that I wanted to write a script to wake my home computer from the Internet. There are a bunch of programs out there for Windows, but I couldn't find anything good for Mac. I also don't really like the idea of using a web interface. So, I learned Python and built this:
#!/usr/bin/python
# A Wake on LAN program that allows you to send magic packets over the Internet
import socket, struct
class Waker():
def makeMagicPacket(self, macAddress):
# Take the entered MAC address and format it to be sent via socket
splitMac = str.split(macAddress,':')
# Pack together the sections of the MAC address as binary hex
hexMac = struct.pack('BBBBBB', int(splitMac[0], 16),
int(splitMac[1], 16),
int(splitMac[2], 16),
int(splitMac[3], 16),
int(splitMac[4], 16),
int(splitMac[5], 16))
self.packet = '\xff' * 6 + macAddress * 16 #create the magic packet from MAC address
def sendPacket(self, packet, destIP, destPort = 7):
# Create the socket connection and send the packet
s=socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
s.sendto(packet,(destIP,destPort))
s.close()
def wake(self, macAddress, destIP, destPort=7):
self.makeMagicPacket(macAddress)
self.sendPacket(self.packet, destIP, destPort)
print 'Packet successfully sent to', macAddress
if __name__ == '__main__':
#This is all the information that needs to be changed to make this work for you
mac = '00:11:22:33:44:55'
ip = 'example.com' #The IP address where the packet should be sent
port = 7 #The port the packet will be sent on
wol = Waker()
wol.makeMagicPacket(mac)
wol.sendPacket(wol.packet, ip, port)
print 'Packet successfully sent to', mac
Magically, it works! I know it's nothing too special, but I felt cool. If you don't want to copy and paste, I've uploaded the file
here, and you can just download it and change the extension to .py.