Hi,
Thanks for your response.
The reason I am trying to use inet_aton is because I am writing a kernel
proxy which connects to a webserver etc. etc.
So, I need to convert the server's ip address to the network byte address,
and hence I need to use this function. I do not see how else I can get the
network address from the ip address I have, except by using inet_aton???
Thanks,
Anjali
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Anjali Kulkarni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2001 1:52 AM
Subject: Re: inet_aton
> > I want to use the function inet_aton() in the kernel code. However, I =
> > found no kernel equivalent of this function int the freebsd sources. I =
> > could find inet_ntoa(), but not inet_aton(). Is it named by some other =
> > name or how can I locate it?
>
> If you are trying to parse an ascii internet address in the kernel,
> you're quite possibly making a bad design mistake - why is it still in
> text format? If you're passing it in from another program, you should be
> passing a sockaddr struct.
>
> Failing that, you'll just have to steal the code from libc and bring it
> in yourself.
>
> --
> ... every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has his
> rivals and unfortunately opponents also. But not because people want
> to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force
> people to take different points of view. [Dr. Fritz Todt]
> V I C T O R Y N O T V E N G E A N C E
>
>
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