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    Alright, I'll run ipconfig to find the IP address, and change that in the client. I'll also change the hostName = gethostbyname( 'localhost' ) to hostName = '0.0.0.0'. Now when you say insecure, how insecure do you mean? I don't want people randomly putting viruses on my computer. Is there a way to not listen to everyone, only those on the same wireless router? (the router is password protected) Commented Jun 11, 2012 at 18:16
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    An attacker can send any TCP data to your program. Any vulnerabilities lie in your OS/Python/your program. I wouldn't be too worried about security because I assume you don't have any real assets on your server. To be honest I am not sure how to bind to the router only. Maybe someone else can answer this? Commented Jun 11, 2012 at 18:22
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    Ok, yeah I'm not too worried about the little insecurity, this is only a little game for fun. I'll try it out when I get home and comment again tonight and tell you how it went. Hopefully I can accept your answer :) Commented Jun 11, 2012 at 18:28