get_myaddress(3)                    CLIX                    get_myaddress(3)



  NAME

    get_myaddress - Library function for remote procedure calls

  LIBRARY

    Berkeley Software Distribution Library (libbsd.a)

  SYNOPSIS

    void get_myaddress(
      struct sockaddr_in *addr );

  PARAMETERS

    addr   Points to the machine's IP address.

  DESCRIPTION

    The get_myaddress() function allows C programs to make procedure calls on
    other machines across the network.  First, the client calls a procedure to
    send a data packet to the server.  Upon receipt of the packet, the server
    calls a dispatch routine to perform the requested service, and then sends
    back a reply.  Finally, the procedure call returns to the client.

    The get_myaddress() function stores the machine's IP address in the
    location pointed to by *addr, without consulting the library functions
    that deal with /etc/hosts.  The port number is always set to htons
    (PMAPPORT, defined in the <sys/rpc/pmap_prot.h> file).

  RETURN VALUES

    This function returns void.

  RELATED INFORMATION

    Functions:  xdr_int(3), xdr_bytes(3), xdr_getpos(3), xdr_pointer(3),
    xdrrec_create(3), xdr_array(3), xdr_destroy(3), xdr_free(3),
    xdr_inline(3), xdrmem_create(3), xdr_opaque(3), xdr_union(3),
    xdr_vector(3), xdr_void(3)

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