ImportError: No module named _socket

[Iain Hallam]

Hi.

I've only just started using Python and attempted the default install on 
a Solaris 2.6 box here at university. Everything seemed to work OK 
(considering I was only testing it by running "Hello World!" type 
programs) and the sysadmin kindly installed it system wide.

I've just downloaded the ping modules by Jeremy Hylton, and they import 
the socket module. All well and good - it's in 
/usr/local/lib/python2.1/socket.py - but the line that imports _socket 
fails. Could someone tell me where I can find this module in our 
install, please?

Thanks,

Iain Hallam.