17.10 Summary
The ioctl commands that are used in
network programs can be divided into six categories:
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Socket operations (Are we at the out-of-band
mark?)
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File operations (set or clear the nonblocking
flag)
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Interface operations (return interface list,
obtain broadcast address)
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ARP table operations (create, modify, get,
delete)
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Routing table operations (add or delete)
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STREAMS system (Chapter 31)
We will use the socket and file operations, and
obtaining the interface list is such a common operation that we
developed our own function to do this. We will use this function
numerous times in the remainder of the text. Only a few specialized
programs use the ioctl operations with the ARP cache and
routing table.
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