xref: /original-bsd/include/netdb.h (revision f1656be1)
1 /*
2  * Copyright (c) 1980,1983,1988 Regents of the University of California.
3  * All rights reserved.
4  *
5  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted
6  * provided that this notice is preserved and that due credit is given
7  * to the University of California at Berkeley. The name of the University
8  * may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
9  * software without specific prior written permission. This software
10  * is provided ``as is'' without express or implied warranty.
11  *
12  *	@(#)netdb.h	5.9 (Berkeley) 04/05/88
13  */
14 
15 /*
16  * Structures returned by network
17  * data base library.  All addresses
18  * are supplied in host order, and
19  * returned in network order (suitable
20  * for use in system calls).
21  */
22 struct	hostent {
23 	char	*h_name;	/* official name of host */
24 	char	**h_aliases;	/* alias list */
25 	int	h_addrtype;	/* host address type */
26 	int	h_length;	/* length of address */
27 	char	**h_addr_list;	/* list of addresses from name server */
28 #define	h_addr	h_addr_list[0]	/* address, for backward compatiblity */
29 };
30 
31 /*
32  * Assumption here is that a network number
33  * fits in 32 bits -- probably a poor one.
34  */
35 struct	netent {
36 	char		*n_name;	/* official name of net */
37 	char		**n_aliases;	/* alias list */
38 	int		n_addrtype;	/* net address type */
39 	unsigned long	n_net;		/* network # */
40 };
41 
42 struct	servent {
43 	char	*s_name;	/* official service name */
44 	char	**s_aliases;	/* alias list */
45 	int	s_port;		/* port # */
46 	char	*s_proto;	/* protocol to use */
47 };
48 
49 struct	protoent {
50 	char	*p_name;	/* official protocol name */
51 	char	**p_aliases;	/* alias list */
52 	int	p_proto;	/* protocol # */
53 };
54 
55 struct hostent	*gethostbyname(), *gethostbyaddr(), *gethostent();
56 struct netent	*getnetbyname(), *getnetbyaddr(), *getnetent();
57 struct servent	*getservbyname(), *getservbyport(), *getservent();
58 struct protoent	*getprotobyname(), *getprotobynumber(), *getprotoent();
59 
60 /*
61  * Error return codes from gethostbyname() and gethostbyaddr()
62  * (left in extern int h_errno).
63  */
64 
65 #define	HOST_NOT_FOUND	1 /* Authoritative Answer Host not found */
66 #define	TRY_AGAIN	2 /* Non-Authoritive Host not found, or SERVERFAIL */
67 #define	NO_RECOVERY	3 /* Non recoverable errors, FORMERR, REFUSED, NOTIMP */
68 #define	NO_DATA		4 /* Valid name, no data record of requested type */
69 #define	NO_ADDRESS	NO_DATA		/* no address, look for MX record */
70