Thread: Injecting into a TCP stream?

Im not sure if Im using the correct lingo but here I go.

I have a program that connects to the server thru port 3459. Its just a chat program.

What I want to do is write another program that sends information to the server and client. So it might look like this

First the model without the program.


Client ---- Server

Now with my program called X
X
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Client----Server

So when I want I cant send packets to the client or server thru the same TCP stream?

Is this possiable? Whats the lingo for this?

If you want program X to put itself in the middle of an existing connection, that would be something I don't want to cover.

...and something that is probably against the board guidelines to discuss.

ok so I learned about this in a networking class as "session hijacking"

i'm not sure what aspect of it you want to do...

if you want to replace information from the client to the server, or visa-versa you need to first "listen" to hear the random TCP sequence numbers being exchanged on the 3-way handshake

you can then create TCP packets with appropriate sequence numbers and ACK numbers to "hijack" the session.

If you want to be a passive listener... look up "man in the middle"

I don't believe this kind of discussion should be against board policy, after all, it is network security discussion... if no one ever talked about it, we wouldn't be able to make our programs so secure Keep your friends close... but your enemies closer

Hmm ok, sorry had exams midterms what not. so Im back to this.

This has nothing to do with hacking or what not.

I have my game client called SpaceShooters its a side scroller online co op game that sends packets to a server and and reciveces packets from a server.

I want to write a program that sits in the middle

Things this would do.

Watch the packets go from the server to client and visa versa.
When needed send a packet to the client or server.

The server is running on a diffrent box as this program and the client.

The program and client are on the same box.

My purpose for this is to know how and why this works. Thankyou.