Function inet_aton

scapy/utils.py:743–748

(ip_string)

    socket.inet_aton("255.255.255.255")
except socket.error:
    def inet_aton(ip_string):
        # type: (str) -> bytes
        if ip_string == "255.255.255.255":
            return b"\xff" * 4
        else:
            return socket.inet_aton(ip_string)
else:
    inet_aton = socket.inet_aton  # type: ignore