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)