List of Socket Programming References

AIX Version 4.3 Communications Programming Concepts

List of Socket Programming References

The list includes:

Kernel Service Subroutines

accept	Accepts a connection on a socket to create a new socket.
bind	Binds a name to a socket.
connect	Connects two sockets.
getdomainname	Gets the name of the current domain.
gethostid	Gets the unique identifier of the current host.
gethostname	Gets the unique name of the current host.
getpeername	Gets the name of the peer socket.
getsockname	Gets the socket name.
getsockopt	Gets options on sockets.
listen	Listens for socket connections and limits the backlog of incoming connections.
recv	Receives messages from connected sockets.
recvfrom	Receives messages from sockets.
recvmsg	Receives a message from any socket.
send	Sends messages from a connected socket.
sendmsg	Sends a message from a socket by using a message structure.
sendto	Sends messages through a socket.
send_file	Sends the contents of a file through a socket.
setdomainname	Sets the name of the current domain.
sethostid	Sets the unique identifier of the current host.
sethostname	Sets the unique name of the current host.
setsockopt	Sets socket options.
shutdown	Shuts down all socket send and receive operations.
socket	Creates an end point for communication and returns a descriptor.
socketpair	Creates a pair of connected sockets.

Network Library Subroutines

dn_comp	Compresses a domain name.
dn_expand	Expands a compressed domain name.
endhostent	Ends retrieval of network host entries.
endnetent	Closes the networks file.
endprotoent	Closes the /etc/protocols file.
endservent	Closes the /etc/service file entry.
gethostbyaddr	Gets network host entry by address.
gethostbyname	Gets network host entry by name.
gethostent	Gets host entry from the /etc/hosts file.
getnetbyaddr	Gets network entry by address.
getnetbyname	Gets network entry by name.
getnetent	Gets network entry.
getprotobyname	Gets protocol entry from the /etc/protocols file by protocol name.
getprotobynumber	Gets a protocol entry from the /etc/protocols file by number.
getprotoent	Gets protocol entry from the /etc/protocols file.
_getlong	Retrieves long byte quantities.
_getshort	Retrieves short byte quantities.
getservbyname	Gets service entry by name.
getservbyport	Gets service entry by port.
getservent	Gets services file entry.
htonl	Converts an unsigned long integer from host byte order to Internet-network byte order.
htons	Converts an unsigned short integer from host byte order to Internet-network byte order.
inet_addr	Converts Internet addresses to Internet numbers.
inet_lnaof	Separates local Internet addresses into their network number and local network address.
inet_makeaddr	Makes an Internet address.
inet_netof	Separates network Internet addresses into their network number and local network address.
inet_network	Converts Internet network addresses in . (dot) notation to Internet numbers.
inet_ntoa	Converts an Internet address into an ASCII string.
ntohl	Converts an unsigned long integer from Internet-network standard byte order to host byte order.
ntohs	Converts an unsigned short integer from Internet-network byte order to host byte order.
_putlong	Places long byte quantities into the byte stream.
_putshort	Places short byte quantities into the byte stream.
rcmd	Allows execution of commands on a remote host.
res_init	Searches for a default domain name and Internet address.
res_mkquery	Makes query messages for name server.
res_query	Provides an interface to the server query mechanism.
res_search	Makes a query and awaits a response.
res_send	Sends a query to a name server and retrieves a response.
rexec	Allows command execution on a remote host.
rresvport	Retrieves a socket with a privileged address.
ruserok	Allows servers to authenticate clients.
sethostent	Opens network host file.
setnetent	Opens and rewinds the network file.
setprotoent	Opens and rewinds the /etc/protocols file.
setservent .	Opens and rewinds the service file.

Header Files

/usr/include/netinet/in.h	Defines Internet constants and structures.
/usr/include/arpa/nameser.h	Contains Internet name-server information.
/usr/include/netdb.h	Contains data definitions for socket subroutines.
/usr/include/resolv.h	Contains resolver global definitions and variables.
/usr/include/sys/socket.h	Contains data definitions and socket structures.
/usr/include/sys/socketvar.h	Defines the kernel structure per socket and contains buffer queues.
/usr/include/sys/types.h	Contains data type definitions.
/usr/include/sys/un.h	Defines structures for the UNIX Interprocess Communication domain.