Network helper functions

Common network helper functions. More...

Detailed Description

Common network helper functions.

Files
file	utils.h
	Common network interface API definitions.

Functions
int	netutils_get_ipv4 (ipv4_addr_t *addr, const char *hostname)
	Parse an IPv4 address / hostname string.
int	netutils_get_ipv6 (ipv6_addr_t *addr, netif_t **netif, const char *hostname)
	Parse an IPv6 address / hostname string.

Function Documentation

netutils_get_ipv4()

int netutils_get_ipv4	(	ipv4_addr_t *	addr,
		const char *	hostname
	)

Parse an IPv4 address / hostname string.

If the DNS sock API module is used, this will attempt to resolve hostnames via DNS to IPv4 addresses.

Parameters

[out]	addr	IPv4 address of the host
[in]	hostname	IPv4 address string or hostname

Returns

0 on success, error otherwise

netutils_get_ipv6()

int netutils_get_ipv6	(	ipv6_addr_t *	addr,
		netif_t **	netif,
		const char *	hostname
	)

Parse an IPv6 address / hostname string.

If the DNS sock API module is used, this will attempt to resolve hostnames via DNS to IPv6 addresses.

Parameters

[out]	addr	IPv6 address of the host
[out]	netif	Interface if address is link-local
[in]	hostname	IPv6 address string or hostname

Returns

0 on success, error otherwise