.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
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.\" @(#)inet.3 6.9 (Berkeley) %G%
inet_aton, inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof \- Internet address manipulation routines
.B "#include <sys/socket.h>
.B "#include <netinet/in.h>
.B "#include <arpa/inet.h>
.B "int inet_aton(cp, pin)
.B "unsigned long inet_addr(cp)
.B "unsigned long inet_network(cp)
.B "struct in_addr inet_makeaddr(net, lna)
.B "unsigned long inet_lnaof(in)
.B "unsigned long inet_netof(in)
interpret character strings representing
numbers expressed in the Internet standard \*(lq.\*(rq
routine interprets the specified character string as an Internet address,
placing the address into the structure provided.
It returns 1 if the string was successfully interpreted,
or 0 if the string is invalid.
functions return numbers suitable for use
as Internet addresses and Internet network
takes an Internet address and returns an ASCII
string representing the address in \*(lq.\*(rq
takes an Internet network number and a local
network address and constructs an Internet address
break apart Internet host addresses, returning
the network number and local network address part,
All Internet addresses are returned in network
order (bytes ordered from left to right).
All network numbers and local address parts are
returned as machine format integer values.
Values specified using the \*(lq.\*(rq notation take one
When four parts are specified, each is interpreted
as a byte of data and assigned, from left to right,
to the four bytes of an Internet address. Note
that when an Internet address is viewed as a 32-bit
integer quantity on the VAX the bytes referred to
above appear as \*(lqd.c.b.a\*(rq. That is, VAX bytes are
ordered from right to left.
When a three part address is specified, the last
part is interpreted as a 16-bit quantity and placed
in the right-most two bytes of the network address.
This makes the three part address format convenient
for specifying Class B network addresses as
When a two part address is supplied, the last part
is interpreted as a 24-bit quantity and placed in
the right most three bytes of the network address.
This makes the two part address format convenient
for specifying Class A network addresses as
When only one part is given, the value is stored
directly in the network address without any byte
All numbers supplied as \*(lqparts\*(rq in a \*(lq.\*(rq notation
may be decimal, octal, or hexadecimal, as specified
in the C language (i.e., a leading 0x or 0X implies
hexadecimal; otherwise, a leading 0 implies octal;
otherwise, the number is interpreted as decimal).
gethostbyname(3), getnetent(3), hosts(5), networks(5),
The constant \fBINADDR_NONE\fP is returned by
The value INADDR_NONE (0xffffffff) is a valid broadcast address, but
cannot return that value without indicating failure.
function does not share this problem.
The problem of host byte ordering versus network byte ordering is
resides in a static memory area.
Inet_addr should return a struct in_addr.