gistfile1.txt

#!/usr/bin/python
mode="SERVER"
#mode="CLIENT"

port = 54545
bufferSize = 1024

import socket
import select

s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_BROADCAST, 1)

if mode == "SERVER" :
    s.sendto('This is a test', ('255.255.255.255', port))
else:
    s.bind(('<broadcast>', port))
    s.setblocking(0)
    while True:
        result=select.select([s],[],[])
        msg = result[0][0].recv(bufferSize)
        print msg