.TH DNET_CONN 3 "July 28, 1998" "DECnet database functions"
.SH NAME
dnet_conn \- Connect to remote DECnet object by name.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <netdnet/dn.h>
.br
.B #include <netdnet/dnetdb.h>
.br
.sp
.B int dnet_conn (char *hostname, char *objname, int type, int,int,int,int)
.sp
.SH DESCRIPTION

.B dnet_conn
connects to the remote object 
.B objname
in host
.B hostname 
using the protocol denoted by
.B type
usually DNPROTO_NSP.
If successful, returns an integer file descriptor, else return errno.



.SH EXAMPLE
.nf

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

main(void)
{
    int sockfd;

    sockfd=dnet_conn("mv3100","X$X0",DNPROTO_NSP,0,0,0,0);
    if (sockfd < 0) 
    	printf ("Error connecting to remote object X$X0 on node mv3100");
    else
    {
    	printf ("Succesfully connected to remote object X$X0 on node mv3100");
    	close (sockfd);
     }
}
.fi




.SH SEE ALSO

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