# Interfaceing with the Internet (TCP/IP + UDP) via ruby

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**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 15, 2006, 12:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/interfaceing-with-the-internet-tcp-ip-udp-via-ruby/72199 "2006-10-15T12:54:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Meino\_Christian\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7993a0/32.png) [@Meino\_Christian\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Meino_Christian_C)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2006, 12:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/interfaceing-with-the-internet-tcp-ip-udp-via-ruby/72199/1 "2006-10-15T12:54:00Z")

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Hi,

I am looking for a good introduction how to interface with the  
internet (TCP/IP + UDP) via ruby.

Does anyone knows of sources to examine or HowTos ?

Thank you very much in advance!  
mcc

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**Author:** ![Meino\_Christian\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7993a0/32.png) [@Meino\_Christian\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Meino_Christian_C)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2006, 9:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/interfaceing-with-the-internet-tcp-ip-udp-via-ruby/72199/2 "2006-10-15T21:03:01Z")

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Meino Christian C. wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am looking for a good introduction how to interface with the  
> internet (TCP/IP + UDP) via ruby.
> 
> Does anyone knows of sources to examine or HowTos ?
> 
> Thank you very much in advance!  
> mcc

The 1st ed. of Programming Ruby has some material on this, and the PDF  
is free online[1] and also included as a .chm file with the One-Click  
Installer for windows[2].

There are also some examples in the sample subdir of the ruby package.

[1] [http://www.rubycentral.com/book/lib\_network.html](http://www.rubycentral.com/book/lib_network.html)  
[2] [http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=167](http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=167)