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DNET_CONN(3)						     Library Functions Manual						      DNET_CONN(3)

NAME
       dnet_conn - Connect to remote DECnet object by name.

SYNOPSIS
       #include <netdnet/dn.h>
       #include <netdnet/dnetdb.h>

       int dnet_conn (char *hostname, char *objname, int type, int,int,int,int)

DESCRIPTION
       dnet_conn  connects  to	the remote object objname in host hostname using the protocol denoted by type usually DNPROTO_NSP.  If successful,
       returns an integer file descriptor, else return errno.

EXAMPLE
       #include <netdnet/dn.h>
       #include <netdnet/dnetdb.h>
       #include <sys/socket.h>

       main(void)
       {
	   int sockfd;

	   sockfd=dnet_conn("mv3100","X$X0",DNPROTO_NSP,0,0,0,0);
	   if (sockfd < 0)
	    printf ("Error connecting to remote object X$X0 on node mv3100");
	   else
	   {
	    printf ("Succesfully connected to remote object X$X0 on node mv3100");
	    close (sockfd);
	    }
       }

SEE ALSO
       dnet_addr(3), dnet_htoa(3), dnet_ntoa(3), getnodeadd(3), getnodebyname(3), getnodebyaddr(3), setnodeent(3)

DECnet database functions					   July 28, 1998						      DNET_CONN(3)