ip_mreq_source(2type)

ip_mreq_source2type

Ip multicast request source

Usage

#include <netinet/in.h>

struct ip_mreq_source {
    struct in_addr  imr_multiaddr;   /* IP multicast group address */
    struct in_addr  imr_interface;   /* IP address of local interface */
    struct in_addr  imr_sourceaddr;  /* IP address of multicast source */
};

Library

Standard C library (libc)

Overview

The ip_mreq_source structure is similar to the ip_mreqn(2type) structure.

.imr_multiaddr: The address of the multicast group the application wants to join or leave.

.imr_interface: The address of the local interface with which the system should join or leave the multicast group.

.imr_sourceaddr: The address of the source the application wants to receive data from.