NAME

ifignore − check for ignored network interface

SYNOPSIS

int ifignore( if_name, serv_name )
char ∗if_name, ∗serv_name;

DESCRIPTION

ifignore provides a filtering mechanism for network applications that would otherwise indiscriminately send packets over all network interfaces attached to the machine.  The function consults the file /etc/if.ignore and returns a value to indicate whether or not a particular network interface should be “ignored” by the invoking server.  This indication is then used by the server itself in determining how to deal with the interface in question.  ifignore returns a non-zero value if if_name should be ignored by serv_name; otherwise, zero is returned. 

FILES

/etc/if.ignore

SEE ALSO

routed(1M), rwhod(1M), timed(1M), if.ignore(4)

STREAMware 2.0