Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 23:08:31 -0800 From: hiren panchasara <hiren.panchasara@gmail.com> To: Sergey Kandaurov <pluknet@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Difference between "struct addr" and "struct addrs" Message-ID: <CALCpEUFzGdPGXPAu8tH5A9tJcwnLM0RtzPrQXW4QuSXbbyRFxw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAE-mSOKrY7-p2mt_0tp2OqcTzjBuzj9g4Kjnx6ZHTQb=XxRduA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CALCpEUFED9-ZNwLCVFKfx1_Vyh9tNVXauhwSdPqmtCQa8DcJ2w@mail.gmail.com> <CAE-mSOKrY7-p2mt_0tp2OqcTzjBuzj9g4Kjnx6ZHTQb=XxRduA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 10:57 PM, Sergey Kandaurov <pluknet@gmail.com> wrote: > struct ifaddr is the in-kernel representation of the interface address. > In kernel each network interface consists of a linked list of interface > addresses, described by ifaddr structures. > See man ifnet(9): http://man.freebsd.org/ifnet > > struct ifaddrs is used in the userland BSD API getifaddrs(3). This > interface > is used to get interface addresses in userland programs. See how it is > used in e.g. ifconfig(8) sources: /usr/src/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c > See man getifaddrs(3): http://man.freebsd.org/getifaddrs > Thanks Sergey, appreciate your help. Are they connected in any way? Can I get one if I have another? Hiren
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