ifignore(3N)                                            ifignore(3N)


       NAME
             ifignore - Check for ignored network interface

       SYNOPSIS
             cc [options] file -lsocket -lnsl
             #include <netdb.h>
             int ifignore(char *if_name, char *serv_name);

       DESCRIPTION
             ifignore provides a filtering mechanism for network
             applications which would otherwise indiscriminately send
             packets over all network interfaces attached to the machine.
             The function consults the file /etc/inet/if.ignore and returns
             a value to indicate whether or not a particular network
             interface should be ``ignored'' by the invoking server.  This
             indication should then be 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/inet/if.ignore

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























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