# How to access libnet from ruby?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-access-libnet-from-ruby/104624>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 20, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-access-libnet-from-ruby/104624 "2007-05-20T21:46:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![anansi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@anansi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anansi)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-access-libnet-from-ruby/104624/1 "2007-05-20T21:46:17Z")

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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.

–  
greets

one must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a  
dancing star

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**Author:** ![anansi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@anansi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anansi)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2007, 10:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-access-libnet-from-ruby/104624/2 "2007-05-20T22:02:18Z")

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On Mon, May 21, 2007 at 04:45:06AM +0900, anansi wrote:

> 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?

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