---
name: "socket_remote6"
section: "3diet"
platform: "linux"
package: "libowfat-dev"
version: "0.28-2"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/socket_remote6/3diet"
---

# socket\_remote6(3diet)

get remote IP address of socket

## NAME

socket\_remote6 - get remote IP address of socket

## SYNTAX

**#include \<socket.h\>**

int **socket\_remote6**(int *s*,char *ip*\[16\],uint16 \**port*,uint32 \**scope\_id*);

## DESCRIPTION

socket\_remote6 returns the remote IPv6 address, port and scope ID for the UDP or TCP socket *s* and writes the IPv6 address to *ip*, the port to *port* and the scope ID to *scope\_id*.

If *scope\_id* is the null pointer, socket\_remote6 will discard the scope ID.

If something goes wrong, socket\_remote6 returns -1, setting errno appropriately.

## SEE ALSO

[socket\_accept6(3)](/socket_accept6/3.md), [socket\_local6(3)](/socket_local6/3.md)