require 'socket'
def getit(ip,port)
  s = TCPSocket.open(ip,port)
  s.send(254.chr,0)
  d = s.read(256)
  s.close()
  if d.getbyte(0) == 255
    mystring = d[3,d.length - 3]
    mysplit = mystring.split(167.chr.to_s,4)
    motd = mysplit[0]
    motd = motd.encode("us-ascii")
    online = mysplit[1]
    online = online.encode("us-ascii")
    max = mysplit[2]
    max = max.encode("us-ascii")
   return "#{motd} - #{online}/#{max}".gsub(0.chr,"")
  end
end