vlInetInterfaceUtils.h File Reference

This file declares useful defaults constants and static methods for accessing the host network interface adapters. More...

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Namespaces
namespace	DtInetUtils
	Utility functions for manipulating IP addresses.

Typedefs
InetInterfaceUtils Types
typedef std::vector < DtInetDeviceSP >	DtInetUtils::DtHostDeviceList

Functions
InetInterfaceUtils Static Functions
Returns the current host name as a DtString
DtString	DtInetUtils::getLocalHostname ()
	Returns a list of DtInetInterface objects representing all IP network interfaces.
DtHostDeviceList	DtInetUtils::scanInetDevices (bool includeUpOnly, bool preferIpV6=false)
	Returns a list of DtInetInterface objects representing all IP network interfaces.
DtHostDeviceList	DtInetUtils::scanBroadcastDevices (bool includeUpOnly, bool preferIpV6=false)
	Returns a list of DtInetInterface objects representing all IP network interfaces capable of IPv4 broadcast communication.
DtHostDeviceList	DtInetUtils::scanMulticastDevices (bool includeUpOnly, bool preferIpV6=false)
	Returns a list of DtInetInterface objects representing all IP network interfaces capable of IPv4 multicast communication.
DtHostDeviceList	DtInetUtils::scanIpv6Devices (bool includeUpOnly)
	Returns a list of DtInetInterface objects representing all IP network interfaces capable of IPv6 communication.
DtInetDeviceSP	DtInetUtils::defaultMulticastDevice ()
	Returns the DtInetInterface object representing the default interface chosen for multicast communication .
DtInetDeviceSP	DtInetUtils::defaultBroadcastDevice (bool preferIpv6=false)
	Returns the DtInetInterface object representing the default interface chosen for broadcast communication .
int	DtInetUtils::fetchDeviceInfo (DtInetUtils::DtInetAddrFamily type, int sockFd, ifconf *ifc, unsigned int &buffSize, unsigned int &resizeFactor, DtString &errorStr)
	Returns a block of ifreq structs containing the adapter information associated with devices with an IPv4 address assigned (type argument is ignored and only present for SOLARIS compatibility).
struct ifreq *	DtInetUtils::findInterfaceByName (const char *ifName, int sock, ifconf *ifc)
	Find a specific IPv4 device from a device configuration list (ifconf)
struct ifreq *	DtInetUtils::findInterfaceByAddress (struct in_addr *ipv4Addr, int sock, ifconf *ifc)
	Returns a list of DtInetInterface objects representing all IP network interfaces.
struct ifreq_in6 *	DtInetUtils::findIpv6InterfaceByName (const char *ifName, int sock, ifconf *ifc)
	Find a specific IPv6 device from a device configuration list (ifconf)
struct ifreq_in6 *	DtInetUtils::findIpv6InterfaceByAddress (struct in6_addr *ipv6Addr, int sock, ifconf *ifc)
	Find a specific IPv6 device from a device configuration list (ifconf)

Detailed Description

This file declares useful defaults constants and static methods for accessing the host network interface adapters.