starboard.py: utilities for helping with networking
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starboard.find\_local\_free\_tcp\_port()
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Finds a free TCP port on the local machine.

starboard.find\_local\_free\_tcp\_ports(number)
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Finds the specified number of free TCP ports on the local machine.

starboard.find\_local\_hostname()
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Finds the local hostname by connecting to Google's public DNS server,
8.8.8.8.
