.TH DNET_ADDR 3 "July 28, 1998" "DECnet database functions"
.SH NAME
dnet_addr \- DECnet nodename to address translation
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <netdnet/dn.h>
.br
.B #include <netdnet/dnetdb.h>
.br
.sp
.B struct dn_naddr *dnet_addr (char *nodename)
.sp
.SH DESCRIPTION

.B dnet_addr
search the decnet hosts file for 
.B nodename 
and returns the DECnet address in the 
.B dn_naddr
structure
.br
If no entry is found, returns 
.B NULL


.SH EXAMPLE
.nf

#include <netdnet/dn.h>
#include <netdnet/dnetdb.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>

main(void)
{
    struct dn_naddr		*binaddr;
    struct sockaddr_dn		sockaddr;
    int				sockfd;

    if ( (binaddr=dnet_addr("mv3100")) == NULL)
    {
	   printf("No entry in /etc/decnet.conf for mv3100\\n");
	   exit(0);
     }
     if ((sockfd=socket(AF_DECnet,SOCK_SEQPACKET,DNPROTO_NSP)) == \-1) 
     {
    		perror("socket");
    		exit(\-1);
     }

     sockaddr.sdn_family 	= AF_DECnet;
     sockaddr.sdn_flags		= 0x00;
     sockaddr.sdn_objnum	= 0x19;			/* MIRROR */
     sockaddr.sdn_objnamel	= 0x00;
     memcpy(sockaddr.sdn_add.a_addr, binaddr->a_addr,binaddr->a_len);

     if (connect(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)&sockaddr, 
		sizeof(sockaddr)) < 0) 
     {
		perror("connect");
		exit(\-1);
     }
     close(sockfd);
}
.fi




.SH SEE ALSO

.BR dnet_htoa (3),
.BR dnet_ntoa (3),
.BR dnet_conn (3),
.BR getnodeadd (3),
.BR getnodebyname (3),
.BR getnodebyaddr (3),
.BR setnodeent (3)