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Simple Telnet Client
/* http://l3net.wordpress.com/2012/12/09/a-simple-telnet-client/ */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <arpa/inet.h>
#include <termios.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#define DO 0xfd
#define WONT 0xfc
#define WILL 0xfb
#define DONT 0xfe
#define CMD 0xff
#define CMD_ECHO 1
#define CMD_WINDOW_SIZE 31
void negotiate(int sock, unsigned char *buf, int len) {
int i;
if (buf[1] == DO && buf[2] == CMD_WINDOW_SIZE) {
unsigned char tmp1[10] = {255, 251, 31};
if (send(sock, tmp1, 3 , 0) < 0)
exit(1);
unsigned char tmp2[10] = {255, 250, 31, 0, 80, 0, 24, 255, 240};
if (send(sock, tmp2, 9, 0) < 0)
exit(1);
return;
}
for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
if (buf[i] == DO)
buf[i] = WONT;
else if (buf[i] == WILL)
buf[i] = DO;
}
if (send(sock, buf, len , 0) < 0)
exit(1);
}
static struct termios tin;
static void terminal_set(void) {
// save terminal configuration
tcgetattr(STDIN_FILENO, &tin);
static struct termios tlocal;
memcpy(&tlocal, &tin, sizeof(tin));
cfmakeraw(&tlocal);
tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO,TCSANOW,&tlocal);
}
static void terminal_reset(void) {
// restore terminal upon exit
tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO,TCSANOW,&tin);
}
#define BUFLEN 20
int main(int argc , char *argv[]) {
int sock;
struct sockaddr_in server;
unsigned char buf[BUFLEN + 1];
int len;
int i;
if (argc < 2 || argc > 3) {
printf("Usage: %s address [port]\n", argv[0]);
return 1;
}
int port = 23;
if (argc == 3)
port = atoi(argv[2]);
//Create socket
sock = socket(AF_INET , SOCK_STREAM , 0);
if (sock == -1) {
perror("Could not create socket. Error");
return 1;
}
server.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(argv[1]);
server.sin_family = AF_INET;
server.sin_port = htons(port);
//Connect to remote server
if (connect(sock , (struct sockaddr *)&server , sizeof(server)) < 0) {
perror("connect failed. Error");
return 1;
}
puts("Connected...\n");
// set terminal
terminal_set();
atexit(terminal_reset);
struct timeval ts;
ts.tv_sec = 1; // 1 second
ts.tv_usec = 0;
while (1) {
// select setup
fd_set fds;
FD_ZERO(&fds);
if (sock != 0)
FD_SET(sock, &fds);
FD_SET(0, &fds);
// wait for data
int nready = select(sock + 1, &fds, (fd_set *) 0, (fd_set *) 0, &ts);
if (nready < 0) {
perror("select. Error");
return 1;
}
else if (nready == 0) {
ts.tv_sec = 1; // 1 second
ts.tv_usec = 0;
}
else if (sock != 0 && FD_ISSET(sock, &fds)) {
// start by reading a single byte
int rv;
if ((rv = recv(sock , buf , 1 , 0)) < 0)
return 1;
else if (rv == 0) {
printf("Connection closed by the remote end\n\r");
return 0;
}
if (buf[0] == CMD) {
// read 2 more bytes
len = recv(sock , buf + 1 , 2 , 0);
if (len < 0)
return 1;
else if (len == 0) {
printf("Connection closed by the remote end\n\r");
return 0;
}
negotiate(sock, buf, 3);
}
else {
len = 1;
buf[len] = '\0';
printf("%s", buf);
fflush(0);
}
}
else if (FD_ISSET(0, &fds)) {
buf[0] = getc(stdin); //fgets(buf, 1, stdin);
if (send(sock, buf, 1, 0) < 0)
return 1;
if (buf[0] == '\n') // with the terminal in raw mode we need to force a LF
putchar('\r');
}
}
close(sock);
return 0;
}
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