Hi: I'm running on a Linux kernel 2.4.21-9 EL. This machine has getaddrinfo() and I call it to get a loopback address. in the hints ai_flags = 0, ai_protocol=0, ai_family=0. meaning I'm expecting a loopback address. The same is designed to run on whatever is available on the machine.
I get two sockaddrs on return: a sockaddr_in6 and a sockaddr_in both of which describe their respective loopbacks with port. Without modifying it, I turn the sockaddr_in6 around to a socket() call. This gets an error -- Address family not supported by protocol. Ok, I buy that. But why does getaddrinfo() give me and sockaddr_in6 back? IPv6 is not turned on for the machine; shouldn't getaddrinfo() only give me a sockaddr_in? Thanks for any advice Dave McLellan --Consulting Software Engineer - SPEA Engineering EMC Corporation 228 South St. Mail Stop: 228 LL/AA-24 Hopkinton, MA 01748 USA +1-508-249-1257 F: +1-508-497-8030 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- The IPv6 Users Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe users" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
