RE: get host IP address

I believe you should use gethostname and then use the result of that in
the gethostbyname function.

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: RE: get host IP address
> From: "Elvis Budimlic" <ebudimlic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, September 01, 2005 12:40 pm
> To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Which one would you go with, i.e. which one is more likely to work?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>  Subject: RE: get host IP address
> 
> The TCP/IP host name and the host name in the network attributes could
> very well be different.
> 
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: get host IP address
> > From: "Elvis Budimlic" <ebudimlic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Thu, September 01, 2005 11:49 am
> > To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > I've gone through the archives and it seems that the recommended way to
> get
> > local host IP address is via gethostbyname function call.
> > 
> > I am not clear however if the best way to get the host name to feed to
> that
> > function is by using gethostname function or RTVNETA command.
> > 
> > Which one is more reliable?  Or perhaps there's no difference?
> > 
> > Also, if I'm on the wrong track, please be kind and set me straight :-)
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Elvis
> 
> 
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