Ancient Empires MUD

Connection Banner:

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Server URLs

Server Info

  • Codebase: LPMud

  • Genre: Fantasy

  • Players online: 3 [1]

  • Status: Live

  • Server Location: 🇺🇸 United States (GeoIP)

Protocol Support

MUD-specific protocols detected via MSSP flags or Telnet negotiation.

  • MSSP: Yes (MSSP)

  • GMCP: Negotiated

  • MSDP: No

  • MCCP: No

  • MCCP2: No

  • MXP: No

  • MSP: No

  • MCP: No

  • ZMP: No

Telnet Fingerprint

36797ae166e41836

This fingerprint is shared by 1 other server.

Options offered by server: ECHO, GMCP, MSSP, SGA

The complete JSON record collected during the scan, including Telnet negotiation results and any MSSP metadata.

Show JSON
{
  "server-probe": {
    "fingerprint": "36797ae166e41836",
    "fingerprint-data": {
      "offered-options": [
        "ECHO",
        "GMCP",
        "MSSP",
        "SGA"
      ],
      "probed-protocol": "server",
      "refused-options": [
        "AARDWOLF",
        "ATCP",
        "BINARY",
        "CHARSET",
        "COM_PORT",
        "EOR",
        "MCCP2",
        "MCCP3",
        "MSDP",
        "MSP",
        "MXP",
        "STATUS",
        "ZMP"
      ],
      "requested-options": [],
      "scan-type": "quick"
    },
    "session_data": {
      "banner_after_return": "The name is too short. The minimum is 2 characters.\r\nGive name again: ",
      "banner_before_return": "\r\n\u001b[38;5;15m      .o.                              o8o                            .\u001b[0m\r\n\u001b[38;5;15m     .888.                             \u001b[38;5;7m`\"'\u001b[38;5;15m                          .o8\u001b[0m\r\n\u001b[38;5;15m    .8\"888.     ooo. .oo.    .ooooo.  oooo   .ooooo.  ooo. .oo.   .o888oo\u001b[0m\r\n\u001b[38;5;14m   .8' `888.    `888P\"Y88b  d88' `\"Y8 `888  d88' `88b `888P\"Y88b    888\u001b[0m\r\n\u001b[38;5;6m  .88ooo8888.    888   888  888        888  888ooo888  888   888    888\u001b[0m\r\n\u001b[38;5;6m .8'     `888.   888   888  888   .o8  888  888    .o  888   888    888 .\u001b[0m\r\n\u001b[38;5;6mo88o     o8888o o888o o888o `Y8bod8P' o888o `Y8bod8P' o888o o888o   \"888\"\u001b[0m\r\n\u001b[0m\r\n\u001b[38;5;9moooooooooooo                               \u001b[38;5;15mo8o\u001b[0m\r\n\u001b[38;5;9m`888'     `8                               \u001b[38;5;7m`\"'\u001b[0m\r\n\u001b[38;5;9m 888         ooo. .oo.  .oo.   oo.ooooo.  oooo  oooo d8b  .ooooo.   .oooo.o\u001b[0m\r\n\u001b[38;5;9m 888oooo8    `888P\"Y88bP\"Y88b   888' `88b `888  `888\"\"8P d88' `88b d88(  \"8\u001b[0m\r\n\u001b[38;5;1m 888    \"     888   888   888   888   888  888   888     888ooo888 `\"Y88b.\u001b[0m\r\n\u001b[38;5;1m 888       o  888   888   888   888   888  888   888     888    .o o.  )88b\u001b[0m\r\n\u001b[38;5;1mo888ooooood8 o888o o888o o888o  888bod8P' o888o d888b    `Y8bod8P' 8\"\"888P'\u001b[0m\r\n\u001b[38;5;1m                                888\u001b[0m\r\n\u001b[38;5;1m                               o888o\u001b[0m                        _____\r\n\u001b[0m                                                 ______,---'__,---'\r\n                                             _,-'---_---__,---'\r\n                    ,~,               /_    (,  ---____',\r\n                   (((}              /  ',,   `, ,-'\r\n                   _''_.            ;/)   ,',,_/,'\r\n                  (\\  /\\)           | /\\   ,.'//\\\r\n            ~______\\) | `\\          `-` \\ ,,'    `.\r\n         ~~~(         |  ')             `',   ,-- `.\r\n            | )____(  |                  '/ / |      `,         _\r\n           /|/      `/|                  //'',.\\_    .\\\\      ,{==>-\r\n           \\ \\      / |               __//   __;_`-  \\ `;.__,;'\r\n           |\\|\\   /| |\\             ((,--,) (((,------;  `--' \r\n                          \r\nPlease enter your character's name: ",
      "dsr_replies": 0,
      "dsr_requests": 0,
      "encoding": "ascii",
      "mssp": {
        "ANSI": "1",
        "FAMILY": "LPMud",
        "GENRE": "Fantasy",
        "HOSTNAME": "ancientempires.net",
        "NAME": "Ancient Empires MUD",
        "PLAYERS": "3",
        "PORT": "5011",
        "STATUS": "Live",
        "WEBSITE": "https://ancientempires.net"
      },
      "option_states": {
        "server_offered": {
          "AARDWOLF": false,
          "ATCP": false,
          "GMCP": true,
          "MCCP2": false,
          "MCCP3": false,
          "MSDP": false,
          "MSP": false,
          "MSSP": true,
          "MXP": false,
          "ZMP": false
        },
        "server_requested": {
          "AARDWOLF": false,
          "ATCP": false,
          "GMCP": false,
          "MCCP2": false,
          "MCCP3": false,
          "MSDP": false,
          "MSP": false,
          "MSSP": false,
          "MXP": false,
          "ZMP": false
        }
      },
      "scan_type": "quick",
      "timing": {
        "probe": 0.15537381172180176,
        "total": 10.737988710403442
      }
    }
  },
  "sessions": [
    {
      "connected": "2026-03-07T04:01:30.952918+00:00",
      "host": "ancientempires.net",
      "ip": "138.197.15.166",
      "port": 5011
    }
  ]
}

Connection Log

Debug-level log of the Telnet negotiation session, showing each IAC (Interpret As Command) exchange between client and server.

Generated by telnetlib3-fingerprint

telnetlib3-fingerprint --loglevel=debug ancientempires.net 5011
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DEBUG client.py:1193 Fingerprint client: host=ancientempires.net port=5011
INFO client_base.py:186 Connected to <Peer 138.197.15.166 5011>
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + MXP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC WILL MXP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + ATCP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC WILL ATCP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + MCCP3_COMPRESS] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC WILL MCCP3_COMPRESS
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + GMCP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC WILL GMCP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + AARDWOLF] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC WILL AARDWOLF
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + MSP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC WILL MSP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + MSDP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC WILL MSDP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + MSSP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC WILL MSSP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + ZMP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC WILL ZMP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + MCCP2_COMPRESS] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC WILL MCCP2_COMPRESS
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + MXP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO MXP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + ATCP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO ATCP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + MCCP3_COMPRESS] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO MCCP3_COMPRESS
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + GMCP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO GMCP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + AARDWOLF] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO AARDWOLF
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + MSP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO MSP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + MSDP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO MSDP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + MSSP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO MSSP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + ZMP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO ZMP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + MCCP2_COMPRESS] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO MCCP2_COMPRESS
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC WILL GMCP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1994 handle_will(GMCP)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:993 skip DO GMCP; pending_option = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 remote_option[GMCP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1067 send IAC SB GMCP Core.Hello IAC SE
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1067 send IAC SB GMCP Core.Supports.Set IAC SE
INFO client.py:201 GMCP handshake: Core.Hello + Core.Supports.Set ['Char 1', 'Char.Vitals 1', 'Char.Items 1', 'Room 1', 'Room.Info
    1', 'Comm 1', 'Comm.Channel 1', 'Group 1']
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + GMCP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC WILL MSSP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1994 handle_will(MSSP)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:993 skip DO MSSP; pending_option = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 remote_option[MSSP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + MSSP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC DONT MXP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1959 handle_dont(MXP)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + MXP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 local_option[MXP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC DONT ATCP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1959 handle_dont(ATCP)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + ATCP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 local_option[ATCP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC DONT MCCP3_COMPRESS
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1959 handle_dont(MCCP3_COMPRESS)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + MCCP3_COMPRESS] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 local_option[MCCP3_COMPRESS] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC DONT GMCP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1959 handle_dont(GMCP)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + GMCP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 local_option[GMCP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC DONT AARDWOLF
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1959 handle_dont(AARDWOLF)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + AARDWOLF] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 local_option[AARDWOLF] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC DONT MSP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1959 handle_dont(MSP)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + MSP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 local_option[MSP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC DONT MSDP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1959 handle_dont(MSDP)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + MSDP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 local_option[MSDP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC DONT MSSP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1959 handle_dont(MSSP)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + MSSP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 local_option[MSSP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC DONT ZMP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1959 handle_dont(ZMP)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + ZMP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 local_option[ZMP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC DONT MCCP2_COMPRESS
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1959 handle_dont(MCCP2_COMPRESS)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + MCCP2_COMPRESS] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 local_option[MCCP2_COMPRESS] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1400 IAC GA: Go-Ahead (unhandled).
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC WONT MXP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:2148 handle_wont(MXP)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 remote_option[MXP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + MXP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC WONT ATCP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:2148 handle_wont(ATCP)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 remote_option[ATCP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + ATCP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC WONT MCCP3_COMPRESS
DEBUG stream_writer.py:2148 handle_wont(MCCP3_COMPRESS)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 remote_option[MCCP3_COMPRESS] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + MCCP3_COMPRESS] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC WONT AARDWOLF
DEBUG stream_writer.py:2148 handle_wont(AARDWOLF)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 remote_option[AARDWOLF] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + AARDWOLF] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC WONT MSP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:2148 handle_wont(MSP)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 remote_option[MSP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + MSP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC WONT MSDP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:2148 handle_wont(MSDP)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 remote_option[MSDP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + MSDP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:762 begin sub-negotiation SB MSSP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:749 sub-negotiation cmd MSSP SE completion byte
DEBUG stream_writer.py:2187 [SB + MSSP] unsolicited
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1745 MSSP: {'STATUS': 'Live', 'FAMILY': 'LPMud', 'HOSTNAME': 'ancientempires.net', 'GENRE': 'Fantasy',
    'PLAYERS': '3', 'NAME': 'Ancient Empires MUD', 'WEBSITE': 'https://ancientempires.net', 'PORT': '5011', 'ANSI': '1'}
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC WONT ZMP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:2148 handle_wont(ZMP)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 remote_option[ZMP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + ZMP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC WONT MCCP2_COMPRESS
DEBUG stream_writer.py:2148 handle_wont(MCCP2_COMPRESS)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 remote_option[MCCP2_COMPRESS] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + MCCP2_COMPRESS] = False
DEBUG client_base.py:496 negotiation complete after 0.17s.
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1400 IAC GA: Go-Ahead (unhandled).
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + BINARY] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO BINARY
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + SGA] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO SGA
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + ECHO] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO ECHO
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + STATUS] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO STATUS
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + CHARSET] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO CHARSET
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + EOR] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO EOR
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + COM_PORT_OPTION] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO COM_PORT_OPTION
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC WONT BINARY
DEBUG stream_writer.py:2148 handle_wont(BINARY)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 remote_option[BINARY] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + BINARY] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC WILL SGA
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1994 handle_will(SGA)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:993 skip DO SGA; pending_option = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 remote_option[SGA] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + SGA] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC WILL ECHO
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1994 handle_will(ECHO)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:993 skip DO ECHO; pending_option = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 remote_option[ECHO] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + ECHO] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC WONT STATUS
DEBUG stream_writer.py:2148 handle_wont(STATUS)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 remote_option[STATUS] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + STATUS] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC WONT CHARSET
DEBUG stream_writer.py:2148 handle_wont(CHARSET)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 remote_option[CHARSET] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + CHARSET] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC WONT EOR
DEBUG stream_writer.py:2148 handle_wont(EOR)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 remote_option[EOR] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + EOR] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:768 recv IAC WONT COM_PORT_OPTION
DEBUG stream_writer.py:2148 handle_wont(COM_PORT_OPTION)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 remote_option[COM_PORT_OPTION] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + COM_PORT_OPTION] = False
INFO fingerprinting.py:755 connection for server fingerprint 36797ae166e41836
INFO client_base.py:118 Connection closed to <Peer 138.197.15.166 5011>