hostlookup.h File Reference

Interface to host lookup functions. More...

#include "bool.h"
#include <netinet/in.h>

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Data Structures
struct	INetAddr_t
	Stores an IPv4 or IPv6 network address. More...
struct	SocketAddr_t
	Stores an IPv4 or IPv6 socket address. More...
Defines
#define	EqualAddresses(sa1, sa2)
	True if two addresses, sans port, are equal.
#define	MAX_HOST_LEN   64
	The maximum hostname length supported.
Typedefs
typedef INetAddr_t	INetAddr
typedef SocketAddr_t	SocketAddr
Functions
void	DoHostnameLookup (void *)
	An operation for the I/O Thread that attempts to discover the local system's hostname and address.
int	LookupResult (char *name, INetAddr *addr)
	Provides the results of a host lookup started by a call to either StartAddrLookup() or StartNameLookup(), or a notice that the operation is in progress.
void	StartAddrLookup (char *name)
	Starts the process of finding the address of a host based on its name.
void	StartNameLookup (SocketAddr *addr, char *name)
	Starts the process of finding the full hostname of a machine based on its address.
Bool	StartStrNameLookup (char *addrstr, char *name)
	Starts the process of finding the full hostname of a machine based on its address.
Variables
char	localhostAddrStr [INET6_ADDRSTRLEN]
	Stores the address of the local system as a string.
char	localhostName [64]
	Stores the name of the local system.
SocketAddr	outgoingAddr
	The socket address of the server that the client is in communication with.

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Detailed Description

Interface to host lookup functions.

Author:

Jeff Jackowski (jeffj@ro.com)

Copyright (C) 2007 Jeff Jackowski

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Definition in file hostlookup.h.

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