Kernel functions			       net_getlifaddr(9F)



NAME
     net_getlifaddr - determine	a network  address  for	 a  given
     interface

SYNOPSIS
     #include <sys/neti.h>

     int net_getlifaddr(const net_data_t net, const phy_if_t ifp,
     const   net_if_t	lif,  int  const  type,	 struct	 sockaddr
     *storage);

INTERFACE LEVEL
     Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI)

PARAMETERS
     net

	 value	 returned   from    a	 successful    call    to
	 net_protocol_lookup.



     ifp
	 value returned	from a successful call	to  net_phylookup
	 or  net_phygetnext,  indicating  which	network	interface
	 the information should	be returned from.



     lif
								,
	 indicatingrnwhichologicalcinterfaceato	fetchethefaddress
	 from.



     type
	 this indicates	what type of address should be returned.



     storage

	 pointer to an area of memory to store the address data.



DESCRIPTION
     In	following with the Solaris design  of  IP  addresses  and
     relevant details are associated with a logical interface and
     not a physical interface, retrieving the address information
     for   each	 logical  interface  is	 achieved  through  using



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Kernel functions			       net_getlifaddr(9F)



     net_getlifaddr.

     Each call to net_getlifaddr requires that the caller pass in
     a	pointer	 to  an	 array	of  address  information types to
     retrieve and an accompanying pointer to an	array of pointers
     to	 struct	 sockaddr structures in	which to copy the address
     information into.	See net_lifgetnext(9f) for an example  of
     how to use	this function.

RETURN VALUES
     This function returns -1 if it is	not  implemented  by  the
     network  protocol,	0 if it	succeeds or 1 if it cannot supply
     the requested address information.

ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions	of the	following  attri-
     butes:
	  ____________________________________________________________
	 |	 ATTRIBUTE TYPE	       |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE	     |
	 |_____________________________|_____________________________|
	 | Interface Stability	       |	 Committed	     |
	 |_____________________________|_____________________________|

SEE ALSO
     net_lifgetnext(9f)






























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