diff --git a/dht_flood.py b/dht_flood.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import socket
+import sys
+from types import StringType, IntType, LongType, DictType, ListType, TupleType
+import random
+
+port = int(sys.argv[1])
+
+# from BitTorrent 4.3.0
+def encode_bencached(x,r):
+    r.append(x.bencoded)
+
+def encode_int(x, r):
+    r.extend(('i', str(x), 'e'))
+
+def encode_string(x, r):
+    r.extend((str(len(x)), ':', x))
+
+def encode_list(x, r):
+    r.append('l')
+    for i in x:
+        encode_func[type(i)](i, r)
+    r.append('e')
+
+def encode_dict(x,r):
+    r.append('d')
+    ilist = x.items()
+    ilist.sort()
+    for k, v in ilist:
+        r.extend((str(len(k)), ':', k))
+        encode_func[type(v)](v, r)
+    r.append('e')
+
+encode_func = {}
+encode_func[IntType] = encode_int
+encode_func[LongType] = encode_int
+encode_func[StringType] = encode_string
+encode_func[ListType] = encode_list
+encode_func[TupleType] = encode_list
+encode_func[DictType] = encode_dict
+
+def bencode(x):
+    r = []
+    encode_func[type(x)](x, r)
+    return ''.join(r)
+
+def send_dht_message(msg):
+	s.sendto(bencode(msg), 0, ('127.0.0.1', port))
+
+def random_key():
+	ret = ''
+	for i in range(0, 20):
+		ret += chr(random.randint(0, 255))
+	return ret
+
+s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+node_id = '1' * 20;
+query = 'get_peers'
+
+print 'test random info-hashes'
+for i in xrange(1, 30000):
+	send_dht_message({'a': {'id': node_id, 'info_hash': random_key()}, 'q': query, 'y': 'q', 't': '%d' % i})
+
+print 'test random peer-ids'
+for i in xrange(1, 30000):
+	send_dht_message({'a': {'id': random_key(), 'info_hash': random_key()}, 'q': query, 'y': 'q', 't': '%d' % i})
+