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inet_makeaddr()

Convert a network number and a local network address into an Internet address

Synopsis:

#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <arpa/inet.h>

struct in_addr inet_makeaddr( unsigned long net,
                              unsigned long lna );

Library:

socket3r.lib, socket3s.lib

Description:

The inet_makeaddr() routine takes an Internet network number and a local network address and constructs an Internet address.

All Internet addresses are returned in network-byte order (bytes are ordered from left to right). All network numbers and local address parts are returned as machine-format integer values. For more information on Internet addresses, see inet_aton().

Returns:

An Internet address.

Classification:

Standard Unix, POSIX 1003.1g (draft)

Safety:
Interrupt handler Yes
Signal handler Yes
Thread Yes

See also:

inet_aton()


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