# How to access libnet from ruby?

**URL:** <https://rubytalk.org/t/how-to-access-libnet-from-ruby/37724>\
**Category:** ruby-talk\
**Created:** [20 May 2007 19:45 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/how-to-access-libnet-from-ruby/37724 "2007-05-20T19:45:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![anansi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@anansi](https://rubytalk.org/u/anansi)\
**Post date:** [20 May 2007 19:45 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/how-to-access-libnet-from-ruby/37724/1 "2007-05-20T19:45:06Z")

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Hi,  
how can I directly use libnet under linux from ruby. the ruby-libnet (from rubyforge) is not working for me so I wanna do this by my own. But how can I access such an API like libnet on linux from ruby? I would be glad if someone could help me with this.

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**Author:** ![Brian\_Candler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Brian\_Candler](https://rubytalk.org/u/Brian_Candler)\
**Post date:** [20 May 2007 20:00 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/how-to-access-libnet-from-ruby/37724/2 "2007-05-20T20:00:57Z")

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[http://www.rubycentral.com/book/ext\_ruby.html](http://www.rubycentral.com/book/ext_ruby.html)

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> On Mon, May 21, 2007 at 04:45:06AM +0900, anansi wrote:
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> > how can I directly use libnet under linux from ruby. the ruby-libnet  
> > (from rubyforge) is not working for me so I wanna do this by my own. But  
> > how can I access such an API like libnet on linux from ruby?