use IO::Socket; my $sock = new IO::Socket::INET ( PeerAddr => '192.168.11.244', PeerPort => '6008', Proto => 'tcp', ) or die "Couldn't connect!! $!"; $data = pack("CccccccCcCC",02,65,63,80,81,76,86,03,100,13,10); print $sock $data ; while(<$sock>) { print $_; }