NAME

getnetent, getnetbyaddr, getnetbyname, setnetent, endnetent — get network entry

LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS

#include <netdb.h>

struct netent *
getnetent(void);

struct netent *
getnetbyname(const char *name);

struct netent *
getnetbyaddr(uint32_t net, int type);

void
setnetent(int stayopen);

void
endnetent(void);

DESCRIPTION

The getnetent(), getnetbyname(), and getnetbyaddr() functions each return a pointer to an object with the following structure describing an internet network. This structure contains information obtained from opendirectoryd(8), including records in /etc/networks.

struct	netent {
	char		*n_name;	/* official name of net */
	char		**n_aliases;	/* alias list */
	int		n_addrtype;	/* net number type */
	uint32_t	n_net;		/* net number */
};

The members of this structure are:

n_name

The official name of the network.

n_aliases

A zero terminated list of alternate names for the network.

n_addrtype

The type of the network number returned; currently only AF_INET.

n_net

The network number. Network numbers are returned in machine byte order.

The getnetent() function reads the next line of the file, opening the file if necessary.

The setnetent() function opens and rewinds the file. If the stayopen flag is non-zero, the net data base will not be closed after each call to getnetbyname() or getnetbyaddr().

The endnetent() function closes the file.

The getnetbyname() function and getnetbyaddr() sequentially search from the beginning of the file until a matching net name or net address and type is found, or until EOF is encountered. The type argument must be AF_INET. Network numbers are supplied in host order.

FILES

/etc/networks

 

/etc/resolv.conf

 

DIAGNOSTICS

Null pointer (0) returned on EOF or error.

SEE ALSO

networks(5)

RFC 1101

HISTORY

The getnetent(), getnetbyaddr(), getnetbyname(), setnetent(), and endnetent() functions appeared in 4.2BSD.

BUGS

The data space used by these functions is thread-specific; if future use requires the data, it should be copied before any subsequent calls to these functions overwrite it. Only Internet network numbers are currently understood. Expecting network numbers to fit in no more than 32 bits is probably naive.