Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 17 Jun 1996 14:07:07 -0700 (MST) | From | "Jeffery S. Coy Jr." <> | Subject | Re: SIOCGIFADDR bug? |
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On Mon, 17 Jun 1996, Zachary Roger Amsden wrote:
> The ioctl call SIOCGIFADDR, when used to get the internet addresss of an > interface, behaves erradically. >
i have noticed this as well. i got around it by doing the ioctl a 2nd time. works reliably so long as you make at least 2 ioctl()s, and as ifconfig displays, they don't both have to be the same ioctl.
jeff --- Why Linux? source code. POSIX. tcpip. job control. support from the authors. drivers for most hardware. because one terminal or process is never enough. forget the other O/Ss, i use Linux- the choice of a gnu generation.
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