(SLIB) - Socket library routines

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Intro: introduction to socket library functions
build_authentication: perform ASN.1 compilation to build SNMP packet
build_pdu: perform ASN.1 compilation to make PDU
build_v1_mesg_from_pdu: build SNMPv1 packet
byteorder: htons, htonl, ntohl, ntohs: convert values between host and network byte order
closelog: close log file
close_up: close file descriptor associated with UDP socket
decode_SMUX_PDU: create SMUX PDU data structure from SNMP packet
dump_object: dump object information
dump_object_by_tree: dump information about objects in a subtree
dump_objects_by_tree: dump information about compiled objects in ccitt(0) and iso(1) subtrees
encode_SMUX_PDU: perform ASN.1 compilation to build SMUX PDU
endhostent: get network host entry
endnetent: get network entry
endprotoent: end protocol entry
endprotoent, getprotoent, getprotobynumber, getprotobyname, setprotoent: get protocol entry
endservent: end service entry
endservent, getservent, getservbyname, getservbyport, setservent: get service entry
endtosent: close the /etc/iptos file
ether: ether_ntoa, ether_aton, ether_ntohost, ether_hostton, ether_line: IEEE-address mapping operations
ether_aton: convert ASCII format back to an Ethernet address
ether_hostton: map hostname to Ethernet address
ether_line: scan a line to set hostname and Ethernet address
ether_ntoa: convert Ethernet address to ASCII format
ether_ntohost: map Ethernet address to hostname
freeaddrinfo: nodename-to-address translation in protocol-independent manner
free_authentication: free a trivial authentication header
freehostent: free network host entry
free_octetstring: free octetstring memory allocation
free_oid: free Object Identifier memory
free_pdu: free PDU data structure
free_SMUX_ClosePDU: free SMUX_ClosePDU data structure
free_SMUX_GetPDU: free SMUX_Data_PDU data structure
free_SMUX_RReqPDU: free SMUX_RReqPDU data structure
free_SMUX_RRspPDU: free SMUX_RRspPDU data structure
free_SMUX_SimpleOpen: free SMUX_SimpleOpen data structure
free_SMUX_SOutPDU: free SMUX_SOutPDU data structure
free_SMUX_TrapPDU: free SMUX_Trap_PDU data structure
free_SNMP_SMUX_pdu: free PDU data structure
free_varbind_list: free variable binding memory
ftp_accnt: send user's account data to remote host
ftp_api: FTP API operations
ftp_ascii: set data transfer type to ASCII
ftp_binary: set data transfer type to BINARY
ftp_bye: close the FTP connection
ftp_chdir: change directory on remote host
ftp_command: send FTP specific information
ftp_dataconn: open an FTP data channel socket
ftp_del: delete file on remote host
ftp_dir: list a directory on remote host
ftp_getfile: transfer file from remote to local host
ftp_idle: set idle time for the FTP connection
ftp_initconn: initialize and establish an FTP data channel
ftp_login: perform complete login to remote FTP server
ftp_mkdir: make a directory on remote host
ftp_passwd: send user's password to remote host
ftp_prconnect: establish FTP connection (control channel) with remote host
ftp_putfile: transfer file from local to remote host
ftp_pwd: get current working directory on remote host
ftp_rmdir: remove directory on remote host
ftp_settype: set data transfer type for FTP connection
ftp_site: send SITE command to remote FTP server
ftp_user: send user's name to remote host
ftruncate: set an ``fd'' named file to a specified length
gai_strerror: nodename-to-address translation in protocol-independent manner
getaddrinfo: nodename-to-address translation in protocol-independent manner
gethostbyaddr: get network host entry
gethostbyname: get network host entry
gethostent: get network host entry
gethostname: get name of current host
gethostname, sethostname: get/set name of current host
getipnodebyaddr: get network host entry
getipnodebyname: get network host entry
getnameinfo: address-to-name translation in protocol-independent manner
getnetbyaddr: get network entry
getnetbyname: get network entry
getnetent: get network entry
get_pdu_from_v1_mesg: extract PDU
getprotobyname: get protocol entry by name
getprotobynumber: get protocol entry by address
getprotoent: get protocol entry
get_response: get agent response to send_request
getservbyname: get service entry by name
getservbyport: get service entry by port number
getservent: get service entry
getsmuxEntrybyidentity: search for a peer in /snmpd.peers
getsmuxEntrybyname: search for a peer in /snmpd.peers
gettos: endtosent, gettosbyname, gettosent, parsetos, settosent: get network Type Of Service information
gettosbyname: return /etc/iptos entry
gettosent: return /etc/iptos entry
geturg: get TCP urgent data mode
herror: get network host entry
hesiod: Hesiod name server interface library
hesiod_init, hesiod_resolve, hesiod_free_list, hesiod_to_bind, hesiod_end: Hesiod library routines
htonl: convert values from host to network long byte order
htons: convert values from host to network short byte order
inaddr2oid: convert Internet address to OID representation of address
in_cksum: compute the Internet checksum
inet: inet_addr, inet_aton, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_lnaof, inet_makeaddr, inet_netof: Internet address manipulation routines
inet_addr: convert character string to Internet address
inet_aton: differentiate error condition from address of all ones
inet_cidr, inet_cidr_ntop, inet_cidr_pton: network translation routines
inet_lnaof: extract local address from Internet address
inet_makeaddr: convert local and network address into Internet address
inet_netof: extract network address from Internet address
inet_network: convert character string to network address
inet_ntoa: convert Internet address to ASCII format
initialize_io: open UDP socket to SNMP agent
init_trap_endpoint: monitor SNMP traps
insque: insert element from a queue
insque, remque: insert/remove element from a queue
link_varbind: add a VarBind entry to a PDU
link_varbind_list: append variable bindings to PDU
make_authentication: create a trivial authentication header
make_dot_from_obj_id: make dot notation character string from Object Identifier
make_obj_id_from_dot: make Object Identifier from dot notation character string
make_obj_id_from_hex: make Object Identifier from hex character string
make_octet_from_hex: create an octet string from a hex character string
make_octet_from_text: create an octet string from character text
make_octetstring: make OctetString library construct
make_oid: make Object Identifier library construct
make_pdu: create PDU data structure to start SNMP packet
make_req_id: generate time stamp for SNMP messages
make_varbind: make a VarBind entry data structure
mediaddr2oid: store length of an address and its contents in an OID
name2inst: return an instance for the object name
name2obj: return object type of an OID
next2inst: return an OI for closest object type before the OID
ns_sign, ns_sign_tcp, ns_sign_tcp_init, ns_verify, ns_verify_tcp, ns_verify_tcp_init, ns_find_tsig: TSIG routines
ntohl: convert values from network to host long byte order
ntohs: convert values from network to host short byte order
octet2str: convert OctetString to printable string
octetstring: operations on OctetStrings
oid: operations on Object Identifiers
oid2ode: return printable form OID
oid_cmp: compare two OIDs
oid_cpy: allocate and copy an OID
oid_extend: allocate a larger OID
oid_normalize: initialize new larger OID allocated by oid_extend
o_integer: associate INTEGER, Gauge, or Counter object type with its name
o_ipaddr: associate value of IpAddress with its name
o_longword: associate INTEGER, Gauge, or Counter object type with its name
o_number: associate TimeTicks object type with its name
openlog: initialize system log file
openlog, syslog, closelog, setlogmask, vsyslog: control system log
os_cpy: allocate and copy an OctetString
o_specific: associate value of OBJECT IDENTIFIER with its name
o_string: associate value of DisplayString, OctetString, and so on with name
parse_authentication: create authentication header from SNMP packet
parse_pdu: create PDU data structure from SNMP packet
parsetos: return t_tos value
print_ascii: print out octet string as an ascii string
print_octet_string_out: print out octet string received
print_packet_out: print out buffer received
print_varbind_list: print VarBind list in human readable form
rcmd: execute a command on a remote machine
rcmd, rresvport, ruserok: routines for returning a stream to a remote command
readobjects: read compiled list of peer-managed objects
remque: remove element from a queue
res_ninit, res_nisourserver, fp_resstat, res_npquery, res_hostalias, res_nquery, res_nsearch, res_nquerydomain, res_nmkquery, res_nsend, res_nupdate, res_nmkupdate, res_nclose, res_nsendsigned, res_nsendupdate, res_findzonecut, dn_comp, dn_expand, hstrerror, res_init, res_isourserver, p_nquery, res_query, res_search, res_querydomain, res_mkquery, res_send, res_update, res_close, herror: resolver routines
resolver, res_ninit, res_nisourserver, fp_resstat, res_npquery, res_hostalias, res_nquery, res_nsearch, res_nquerydomain, res_nmkquery, res_nsend, res_nupdate, res_nmkupdate, res_nclose, res_nsendsigned, res_nsendupdate, res_findzonecut, dn_comp, dn_expand, hstrerror, res_init, res_isourserver, p_nquery, res_query, res_search, res_querydomain, res_mkquery, res_send, res_update, res_close, herror: resolver routines
rexec: return stream to a remote command
rresvport: returns a socket descriptor in privileged port space
ruserok: remote user authentication
send_request: send SNMP request to agent
setegid: set group ID
seteuid: set user ID
seteuid, setegid: set user and group ID
sethostent: get network host entry
sethostname: set name of current host
setlogmask: set log file priority mask
setnetent: get network entry
setprotoent: set protocol entry
setservent: set service entry
settosent: open and rewind /etc/iptos file
smux_api: SMUX API operations
smux_close: terminate SMUX association with agent
smux_init: initiate TCP connection with local SNMP agent
smux_pdu: operations on SMUX PDUs
smux_register: export sub-tree to local SNMP agent
smux_response: send SMUX get-response PDU
smux_simple_open: initiate SMUX association with SNMP agent
smux_trap: send trap PDU to SNMP agent
smux_util: SMUX library routines
smux_wait: await arrival of SMUX PDU
snmp_authentication: SNMP authentication operations
snmpio_api: network I/O and timestamp routines for SNMP management applications
snmp_pdu: Operations on SNMP PDUs
sprintoid: return printable numeric form of an OID
syslog: control system log
text2inst: take a string and return an instance
text2obj: take a string and return an object type
text2oid: take a string and return an object name
text2syn: take a syntax name and return the associated structure
truncate: set a ``path'' named file to a specified length
truncate, ftruncate: set a file to a specified length
tsig, ns_sign, ns_sign_tcp, ns_sign_tcp_init, ns_verify, ns_verify_tcp, ns_verify_tcp_init, ns_find_tsig: TSIG system
varbind: Operations on Variable Bindings
vsyslog: control system log
xselect: simulate system call select