Technical Reference: Communications, Volume 2

Index

Special Characters
Numerics
A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X

Special Characters

/etc/hosts file

closing (1341)

opening (1554)

retrieving host entries (1365), (1370), (1374)

setting file markers (1555)

/etc/networks file

closing (1344)

opening (1564)

retrieving network entries (1388), (1392), (1396)

setting file markers (1565)

/etc/protocols file

closing (1347)

opening (1568)

retrieving protocol entries (1403), (1407), (1411)

setting file markers (1569)

/etc/resolv.conf file

retrieving host entries (1364), (1369)

searching for domain names (1509)

searching for Internet addresses (1510)

/etc/services file

closing (1350)

opening (1423), (1572)

reading (1424)

retrieving service entries (1415), (1419)

setting file markers (1573)

_getlong subroutine (1383)

_getshort subroutine (1426)

_ll_log subroutine (1247)

_putlong subroutine (1486)

_putshort subroutine (1489)

Numerics

400ap106619 (1434), (1435)

accept subroutine (1325)

adjmsg utility (1589)

administrative operations

providing interface for (1831)

allocb utility (1592), (1604)

ASCII strings

converting to Internet addresses (1464)

asynchronous mode

sending data (1916)

backq utility (1595)

bcanput utility (1598)

bind subroutine (1328)

bufcall utility (1602), (1949)

byte streams

placing long byte quantities (1487)

placing short byte quantities (1490)

canput utility (1605)

clients

server authentication (1533)

clone device driver (1608)

code, terminating section (1839)

compressed domain names

expanding (1338)

connect subroutine (1331)

connected sockets

creating pairs (1586)

receiving messages (1496)

sending messages (1536), (1540)

connection requests

accepting (1857)

listening (1884)

receiving confirmation (1899)

connectionless mode

receiving data (1908)

receiving error data (1911)

sending data (1925)

copyb utility (1611)

copymsg utility (1614)

current domain names

returning (1360)

setting (1550)

current host identifiers

retrieving (1378)

data

receiving normal or expedited (1896)

sending over connection (1914)

data blocks

allocating (1636)

data link provider, providing interface (1622)

datamsg utility (1617)

default domains

searching names (1507)

disconnects

identifying cause and retrieving data (1902)

user-initiated requests (1919)

dlpi STREAMS driver (1620)

dn_comp subroutine (1334)

dn_expand subroutine (1337)

domain names

compressing (1335)

drivers

installing (1845)

setting processor levels (1835)

dupb utility (1623)

dupmsg utility (1626)

enableok utility (1629)

endhostent subroutine (1340)

endnetent subroutine (1343)

endnetgrent subroutine (1468)

endprotoent subroutine (1346)

endservent subroutine (1349)

error logs

generating messages (1850)

error messages

producing (1872)

esballoc utility (1633)

ether_aton subroutine (1351)

ether_hostton subroutine (1353)

ether_line subroutine (1355)

ether_ntoa subroutine (1352)

ether_ntohost subroutine (1354)

event traces

generating messages (1851)

file descriptors

testing (1760)

flow control

testing priority band (1600)

flushband utility (1637)

flushq utility (1641)

freeb utility (1644)

freemsg utility (1647)

functions

scheduling calls (1938)

get_auth_method subroutine

authentication methods

list of (1357)

getadmin utility (1650)

getdomainname subroutine (1359)

gethostbyaddr subroutine (1362)

gethostbyname subroutine (1367)

gethostent subroutine (1372)

gethostid subroutine (1376)

gethostname subroutine (1380)

getmid utility (1653)

getmsg system call (1656)

getnetbyaddr subroutine (1386)

getnetbyname subroutine (1390)

getnetent subroutine (1394)

getnetgrent subroutine (1467)

getpeername subroutine (1398)

getpmsg system call (1659)

getprotobyname subroutine (1401)

getprotobynumber subroutine (1405)

getprotoent subroutine (1409)

getq utility (1662)

getservbyname subroutine (1413)

getservbyport subroutine (1417)

getservent subroutine (1421)

getsmuxEntrybyidentity subroutine (1235)

getsmuxEntrybyname subroutine (1234)

getsockname subroutine (1429)

getsockopt subroutine (1432)

group network

entries in the

handling (1470)

host machines

setting names (1561)

setting unique identifiers (1558)

htonl subroutine (1437)

htons subroutine (1441)

I_ATMARK operation (1669)

I_CANPUT operation (1673)

I_CKBAND operation (1675)

I_FDINSERT operation (1679)

I_FIND operation (1682)

I_FLUSH operation (1685)

I_FLUSHBAND operation (1689)

I_GETBAND operation (1692)

I_GETCLTIME operation (1696)

I_GETSIG operation (1698)

I_GRDOPT operation (1701)

I_LINK operation (1704)

I_LIST operation (1707)

I_LOOK operation (1710)

I_NREAD operation (1714)

I_PEEK operation (1720)

I_PLINK operation (1723)

I_POP operation (1726)

I_PUNLINK operation (1730)

I_PUSH operation (1733)

I_RECVFD operation (1736)

I_SENDFD operation (1739)

I_SETCLTIME operation (1743)

I_SETSIG operation (1745)

I_SRDOPT operation (1749)

I_STR operation (1752)

I_UNLINK operation (1755)

incoming connections

limiting backlog (1476)

inet_addr subroutine (1445)

inet_Inaof subroutine (1449)

inet_makeaddr subroutine (1453)

inet_netof subroutine (1456)

inet_network subroutine (1459)

inet_ntoa subroutine (1463)

initializing logging facility variables (1243)

initiating SMUX peers (1297)

innetgr subroutine (1466)

insq utility (1666)

Internet addresses

constructing (1454)

converting (1447)

converting to ASCII strings (1465)

returning network addresses (1450)

searching (1508)

Internet numbers

converting Internet addresses (1446)

converting network addresses (1460)

isastream function (1758)

isinet_addr Subroutine (1471)

ISODE library

extending base subroutines (1273)

initializing logging facility variables (1240)

logging subroutines (1244)

isodetailor subroutine (1241)

kvalid_user subroutine

DCE principal mapping (1472)

library structures

allocating (1860)

freeing (1875)

linkb utility (1761)

listen subroutine (1474)

ll_dbinit subroutine (1246)

ll_hdinit subroutine (1245)

ll_log subroutine (1248)

local host names

retrieving (1381)

long byte quantities

retrieving (1384)

long integers, converting

from host byte order (1438)

from network byte order (1479)

to host byte order (1480)

to network byte order (1439)

Management Information Base (MIB)

registering a section (1300)

mapping

Ethernet number (1356)

mi_bufcall Utility (1765)

mi_close_comm Utility (1767)

mi_next_ptr Utility (1769)

mi_open_comm Utility (1771)

MIB variables

encoding values from (1258)

setting variable values (1282)

minor devices, opening on another driver (1610)

modules

comparing names (1684)

installing (1844)

listing all names on stream (1709)

pushing to top (1735)

removing below stream head (1728)

retrieving name below stream head (1712)

retrieving pointer to write queue (1966)

returning IDs (1655)

returning pointer to (1652)

returning pointer to read queue (1822)

setting processor level (1834)

testing flow control (1601)

msgdsize utility (1772)

multiplexed streams

connecting (1706), (1725)

disconnecting (1732), (1757)

name servers

creating packets (1513)

creating query messages (1514)

retrieving responses (1524)

sending queries (1523)

name2inst subroutine (1318)

names

binding to sockets (1329)

network addresses

converting (1461)

returning (1451)

returning network numbers (1457)

network entries

retrieving (1395)

retrieving by address (1387)

retrieving by name (1391)

network host entries

retrieving (1373)

retrieving by address (1363)

retrieving by name (1368)

network host files

opening (1553)

network services library

supporting transport interface functions (1945)

next2inst subroutine (1317)

nextot2inst subroutine (1316)

noenable utility (1632), (1775)

ntohl subroutine (1478)

ntohs subroutine (1482)

o_ subroutines (1259)

o_generic subroutine (1253)

o_igeneric subroutine (1254)

o_integer subroutine (1251)

o_ipaddr subroutine (1256)

o_number subroutine (1250)

o_specific subroutine (1255)

o_string subroutine (1252)

object identifier data structure (1261)

object tree (OT)

freeing (1292)

MIB list (1290)

ode2oid subroutine (1269)

OID

adjusting the values of entries (1277)

converting text strings to (1323)

extending number of entries in (1276)

manipulating entries (1278)

OID (object identifier data structure)

manipulating the (1260)

oid_cmp subroutine (1262)

oid_cpy subroutine (1263)

oid_extend subroutine (1274)

oid_free subroutine (1265)

oid_normalize subroutine (1275)

oid2ode_aux subroutine (1266)

oid2ode subroutine (1264)

oid2prim subroutine (1271)

Options (1998)

OTHERQ utility (1778)

peer entries (1239)

peer socket names

retrieving (1399)

pfmod Packet Filter Module

upstream data messages, removing (1781)

prim2oid (1270)

priority bands

checking write status (1674)

flushing messages (1640)

processor levels, setting (1836)

protocol data unit (PDU) (1285)

sending (1305)

sending an open (1308)

protocol entries

retrieving (1410)

retrieving by name (1402)

retrieving by number (1406)

psap.h file (1272)

pullupmsg utility (1782)

putbq utility (1785)

putctl utility (1792)

putctl1 utility (1789)

putmsg system call (1795)

putnext utility (1798)

putpmsg system call (1802)

putq utility (1805)

qenable utility (1809)

qreply utility (1812)

qsize utility (1815)

queries

awaiting response (1520)

querying (1433)

queue bands

flushing messages (1690)

rcmd subroutine (1492)

RD utility (1819)

read mode

returning current settings (1703)

setting (1751)

readobjects subroutine (1279)

recv subroutine (1495)

recvfrom subroutine (1499)

recvmsg subroutine (1503)

wantio utility (1959)

release indications, acknowledging (1905)

remote hosts

executing commands (1493)

starting command execution (1527)

reporting errors to log files (1249)

res_init subroutine (1506)

res_mkquery subroutine (1512)

res_query subroutine (1516)

res_search subroutine (1519)

res_send subroutine (1522)

retrieving variables (1319)

rexec subroutine (1526)

rmvb utility (1823)

rmvq utility (1826)

rresvport subroutine (1529)

ruserok subroutine (1532)

s_generic subroutine (1281)

sad device driver (1829)

send_file

send the contents of file through a socket (1545)

send_file subroutine

socket options (1546)

send subroutine (1535)

sendmsg subroutine (1538)

sendto subroutine (1543)

server query mechanisms

providing interfaces to (1517)

service entries

retrieving by name (1414)

retrieving by port (1418)

service file entries

retrieving (1422)

set_auth_method subroutine

authentication methods

list of (1547)

setdomainname subroutine (1549)

sethostent subroutine (1552)

sethostid subroutine (1557)

sethostname subroutine (1560)

setnetent subroutine (1563)

setnetgrent subroutine (1469)

setprotoent subroutine (1567)

setservent subroutine (1571)

setsockopt subroutine (1575)

short byte quantities

retrieving (1427)

short integers, converting

from host byte order (1442)

from network byte order (1483)

to host byte order (1484)

to network byte order (1443)

shutdown subroutine (1578)

SIGPOLL signal

informing stream head to issue (1748)

returning events of calling process (1700)

SMUX

communicating with the SNMP agent (1304)

communicating with the snmpd daemon (1296)

ending SNMP communications (1284)

initiating transmission control protocol (TCP) (1294)

peer responsibility level (1302)

reading a MIB variable structure into (1280)

reading the smux_errno variable (1287)

registering an MIB tree for (1301)

retreiving peer entries (1237)

sending an open PDU (1307)

sending traps to SNMP (1312)

setting debug level for subroutines (1298)

unregistered trees (1291)

waiting for a message (1314)

smux_close subroutine (1283)

smux_error subroutine (1286)

smux_free_tree subroutine (1289)

smux.h file (1288)

smux_init subroutine (1293)

smux_register subroutine (1299)

smux_response subroutine (1303)

smux_simple_open subroutine (1306)

smux_trap subroutine (1310)

smux_wait subroutine (1313)

SNMP multiplexing peers (1236)

snmpd daemon

incoming messages alert (1309)

snmpd.peers file (1238)

socket connections

accepting (1326)

listening (1475)

socket names

retrieving (1430)

socket options

setting (1576)

socket receive operations

disabling (1580)

socket send operations

disabling (1579)

socket subroutine (1582)

socketpair subroutine (1585)

sockets

connecting (1332)

creating (1583)

initiating TCP for SMUX peers (1295)

managing (1588)

retrieving with privileged addresses (1530)

sockets-based protocols, providing access (1970)

sockets kernel service subroutines

accept (1324)

bind (1327)

connect (1330)

dn_comp (1333)

getdomainname (1358)

gethostid (1375)

gethostname (1379)

getpeername (1397)

getsockname (1428)

getsockopt (1431)

listen (1473)

recv (1494)

recvfrom (1498)

recvmsg (1502)

send (1534)

sendmsg (1537)

sendto (1542)

setdomainname (1548)

sethostid (1556)

sethostname (1559)

setsockopt (1574)

shutdown (1577)

socket (1581)

socketpair (1584)

sockets messages

receiving from connected sockets (1497)

receiving from sockets (1500), (1504)

sending through any socket (1541)

sockets network library subroutines

_getlong (1382)

_getshort (1425)

_putlong (1485)

_putshort (1488)

dn_expand (1336)

endhostent (1339)

endnetent (1342)

endprotoent (1345)

endservent (1348)

gethostbyaddr (1361)

gethostbyname (1366)

gethostent (1371)

getnetbyaddr (1385)

getnetbyname (1389)

getnetent (1393)

getprotobyname (1400)

getprotobynumber (1404)

getprotoent (1408)

getservbyname (1412)

getservbyport (1416)

getservent (1420)

htonl (1436)

htons (1440)

inet_addr (1444)

inet_Inaof (1448)

inet_makeaddr (1452)

inet_netof (1455)

inet_network (1458)

inet_ntoa (1462)

ntohl (1477)

ntohs (1481)

rcmd (1491)

res_init (1505)

res_mkquery (1511)

res_query (1515)

res_search (1518)

res_send (1521)

rexec (1525)

rresvport (1528)

ruserok (1531)

sethostent (1551)

setnetent (1562)

setprotoent (1566)

setservent (1570)

splice subroutine (1587)

splstr utility (1832)

splx utility (1837)

sprintoid subroutine (1267)

srv utility (1840)

messages queued (1841)

str_install utility (1842)

str2oid subroutine (1268)

stream heads

checking queue for message (1678)

counting data bytes in first message (1718)

issuing SIGPOLL signal (1747)

removing modules (1729)

retrieving messages (1722)

retrieving module names (1713)

returning set delay time (1697)

setting delay (1744)

streamio operations

I_ATMARK (1670)

I_CANPUT (1672)

I_CKBAND (1676)

I_FDINSERT (1680)

I_FIND (1683)

I_FLUSH (1686)

I_FLUSHBAND (1688)

I_GETBAND (1691)

I_GETCLTIME (1695)

I_GETSIG (1699)

I_GRDOPT (1702)

I_LINK (1705)

I_LIST (1708)

I_LOOK (1711)

I_NREAD (1715)

I_PEEK (1719)

I_PLINK (1724)

I_POP (1727)

I_PUNLINK (1731)

I_PUSH (1734)

I_RECVFD (1737)

I_SENDFD (1740)

I_SETCLTIME (1742)

I_SETSIG (1746)

I_SRDOPT (1750)

I_STR (1753)

I_UNLINK (1756)

STREAMS

mi_bufcall Utility (1764)

mi_close_comm Utility (1766)

mi_next_ptr Utility (1768)

mi_open_comm Utility (1770)

performing control functions (1846)

unweldq Utility (1956)

weldq Utility (1961)

STREAMS buffers

checking availability (1935)

STREAMS device drivers

clone (1609)

sad (1830)

STREAMS drivers

dlpi (1621)

xtiso (1969)

STREAMS message blocks

copying (1613), (1616)

duplicating descriptors (1625)

freeing (1646), (1649)

removing from head of message (1952)

removing from messages (1825)

STREAMS messages

allocating (1635)

allocating data blocks (1594)

checking buffer availability (1934)

checking markings (1671)

concatenating (1763)

concatenating and aligning data bytes (1784)

constructing internal ioctl (1754)

converting streamio operations (1941)

counting data bytes (1717)

creating, adding information, and sending downstream (1681)

creating control (1791), (1794)

determining whether data message (1619)

duplicating (1628)

flushing in given priority band (1639)

generating error-logging and event-tracing (1849)

getting next from queue (1665)

getting next priority (1661)

getting off stream (1658)

passing to next queue (1800)

placing in queue (1668)

putting on queue (1807)

removing from queue (1828)

retrieving file descriptors (1738)

retrieving without removing (1721)

returning number of data bytes (1774)

returning number on queue (1817)

returning priority band of first on queue (1693)

returning to beginning of queue (1787)

sending (1797)

sending in reverse direction (1814)

sending priority (1804)

sending to stream head at other end of stream pipe (1741)

trimming bytes (1591)

STREAMS modules

timod (1940)

tirdwr (1944)

STREAMS queues

checking for messages (1677)

counting data bytes in first message (1716)

enabling (1811)

flushing (1643)

flushing input or output (1687)

getting next message (1664)

obtaining information (1854)

passing message to next (1801)

preventing scheduling (1777)

putting messages on (1808)

retrieving pointer to write queue (1965)

returning message to beginning (1788)

returning number of messages (1818)

returning pointer to mate (1780)

returning pointer to preceding (1597)

returning pointer to read queue (1821)

returning priority band of first message (1694)

scheduling for service (1631)

testing for space (1607)

STREAMS subroutines

isastream (1759)

t_accept (1856)

t_alloc (1859)

t_bind (1862)

t_close (1865)

t_connect (1868)

t_error (1871)

t_free (1874)

t_getinfo (1877)

t_getstate (1880)

t_listen (1883)

t_look (1886)

t_open (1889)

t_optmgmt (1892)

t_rcv (1895)

t_rcvconnect (1898)

t_rcvdis (1901)

t_rcvrel (1904)

t_rcvudata (1907)

t_rcvuderr (1910)

t_snd (1913)

t_snddis (1918)

t_sndrel (1921)

t_sndudata (1924)

t_sync (1927)

t_unbind (1930)

STREAMS system calls

getmsg (1657)

getpmsg (1660)

putmsg (1796)

putpmsg (1803)

STREAMS utilities

adjmsg (1590)

allcob (1593)

backq (1596)

bcanput (1599)

bufcall (1603)

canput (1606)

copyb (1612)

copymsg (1615)

datamsg (1618)

dupb (1624)

dupmsg (1627)

enableok (1630)

esballoc (1634)

flushband (1638)

flushq (1642)

freeb (1645)

freemsg (1648)

getadmin (1651)

getmid (1654)

getq (1663)

insq (1667)

linkb (1762)

msgdsize (1773)

noenable (1776)

OTHERQ (1779)

pullupmsg (1783)

putbq (1786)

putctl (1793)

putctl1 (1790)

putnext (1799)

putq (1806)

qenable (1810)

qreply (1813)

qsize (1816)

RD (1820)

rmvb (1824)

rmvq (1827)

splstr (1833)

splx (1838)

str_install (1843)

strlog (1848)

strqget (1853)

testb (1933)

timeout (1937)

unbufcall (1948)

unlinkb (1951)

untimeout (1954)

WR (1964)

string conversions (1322)

strlog utility (1847)

strqget utility (1852)

synchronous mode

sending data (1915)

t_accept subroutine (1855)

t_accept Subroutine (1971)

t_alloc subroutine (1858)

t_alloc Subroutine (1972)

t_bind subroutine (1861)

t_bind Subroutine (1973)

t_close subroutine (1864)

t_close Subroutine (1974)

t_connect subroutine (1867)

t_connect Subroutine (1975)

t_error subroutine (1870)

t_error Subroutine (1976)

t_free subroutine (1873)

t_free Subroutine (1977)

t_getinfo subroutine (1876)

t_getinfo Subroutine (1978)

t_getprotaddr Subroutine (1979)

t_getstate subroutine (1879)

t_getstate Subroutine (1980)

t_listen subroutine (1882)

t_listen Subroutine (1981)

t_look subroutine (1885)

t_look Subroutine (1982)

t_open subroutine (1888)

t_open Subroutine (1983)

t_opthdr (1999)

t_optmgmt subroutine (1891)

t_optmgmt Subroutine (1984)

t_rcv subroutine (1894)

t_rcv Subroutine (1985)

t_rcvconnect subroutine (1897)

t_rcvconnect Subroutine (1986)

t_rcvdis subroutine (1900)

t_rcvdis Subroutine (1987)

t_rcvrel subroutine (1903)

t_rcvrel Subroutine (1988)

t_rcvudata subroutine (1906)

t_rcvudata Subroutine (1989)

t_rcvuderr Subroutine (1990)

t_rdvuderr subroutine (1909)

t_snd subroutine (1912)

t_snd Subroutine (1991)

t_snddis subroutine (1917)

t_snddis Subroutine (1992)

t_sndrel subroutine (1920)

t_sndrel Subroutine (1993)

t_sndudata subroutine (1923)

t_sndudata Subroutine (1994)

t_strerror Subroutine (1995)

t_sync subroutine (1926)

t_sync Subroutine (1996)

t_unbind subroutine (1929)

t_unbind Subroutine (1997)

testb utility (1932)

text2inst subroutine (1315)

text2obj subroutine (1321)

text2oid subroutine (1320)

timeout utility (1936), (1955)

timod module (1939)

tirdwr module (1943)

transport connections, initiating release (1922)

transport endpoints

binding addresses (1863)

closing (1866)

disabling (1931)

establishing (1890)

establishing connection (1869)

examining current events (1887)

getting current states (1881)

managing options (1893)

transport interfaces

converting streamio operations into messages (1942)

supporting network services library functions (1946)

transport library, synchronizing data (1928)

transport protocols

getting service information (1878)

traps (1311)

unbufcall utility (1947)

unconnected sockets

receiving messages (1501)

sending messages (1539), (1544)

unique identifiers

retrieving (1377)

unlinkb utility (1950)

untimeout utility (1953)

unweldq Utility (1957)

variable bindings (1257)

variable initialization (1242)

wantio utility (1958)

wantmsg Utility (1960)

weldq Utility (1962)

WR utility (1963)

write queue

retrieve a pointer to (1967)

xtiso STREAMS driver (1968)