NAME¶
getnodebyname - DECnet node entry retrieval by address
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <netdnet/dn.h>
#include <netdnet/dnetdb.h>
struct nodeent *getnodebyname (char *name)
DESCRIPTION¶
getnodebyname searches the decnet hosts file for the DECnet node with
name equal to
name and returns node information into the
nodeent
structure.
If no entry is found, returns
NULL
EXAMPLE¶
#include <netdnet/dn.h>
#include <netdnet/dnetdb.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
main(void)
{
struct nodeent *dp;
if ( (dp=getnodebyname("mv3100")) == NULL)
printf("Error, cannot find node entry");
else
printf("Node name is %s",dp->n_name);
}
SEE ALSO¶
dnet_htoa(3),
dnet_ntoa(3),
dnet_conn(3),
dnet_addr(3),
getnodebyaddr(3),
getnodeadd(3),
setnodeent(3)