DNET_CONN(3)

NAME
dnet_conn - Connect to remote DECnet object by name.

SYNOPSIS
#include <netdnet/dn.h>
#include <netdnet/dnetdb.h>

int dnet_conn (char *hostname, char *objname, int type, int,int,int,int)

DESCRIPTION
dnet_conn connects to the remote object objname in host hostname using the protocol denoted by type usually DNPROTO_NSP. If successful, returns an integer file descriptor, else return errno.

EXAMPLE
#include <netdnet/dn.h>
#include <netdnet/dnetdb.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
main(void)
{
    int sockfd;
    sockfd=dnet_conn("mv3100","X$X0",DNPROTO_NSP,0,0,0,0);
    if (sockfd < 0)
    	printf ("Error connecting to remote object X$X0 on node mv3100");
    else
    {
    	printf ("Succesfully connected to remote object X$X0 on node mv3100");
    	close (sockfd);
     }
}

SEE ALSO
dnet_addr(3), dnet_htoa(3), dnet_ntoa(3), getnodeadd(3), getnodebyname(3), getnodebyaddr(3), setnodeent(3)