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--receiver
currenthost = ""
 
local function openRednet()
  for _,side in ipairs({"top", "bottom", "front", "left", "right", "back"}) do
    if peripheral.isPresent(side) and peripheral.getType(side) == "modem" then
      rednet.open(side) 
      return side
    end
  end
  print("no modem present")
end
 
side = openRednet()
if side == nil then
print("no modem found")
else
  while true do
    event, id, message, distance = os.pullEvent("rednet_message")
    if message == "newhost" then
      rednet.send(id,"pairing")
    end
    if string.sub(message,1,string.len("connected"))=="connected" then
      currenthost = string.sub(message,10)
      print("New host: " .. currenthost)
    end
    
  end
    
    
    print(message)
    shell.switchTab(shell.openTab(message))
    shell.exit()
end