if_nametoindex, if_indextoname — mappings between network interface names and indexes
#include <net/if.h>
unsigned int
if_nametoindex( |
const char *ifname); |
char
*if_indextoname( |
unsigned int ifindex, |
char *ifname); |
The if_nametoindex()
function returns the index of the network interface
corresponding to the name ifname.
The if_indextoname()
function returns the name of the network interface
corresponding to the interface index ifindex. The name is placed in
the buffer pointed to by ifname. The buffer must allow
for the storage of at least IF_NAMESIZE bytes.
On success, if_nametoindex()
returns the index number of the network interface; on error,
0 is returned and errno is set
appropriately.
On success, if_indextoname()
returns ifname; on
error, NULL is returned and errno is set appropriately.
if_indextoname() may fail
and set errno if:
No interface found for the index.
if_nametoindex() and
if_indextoname() may also fail
for any of the errors specified for socket(2) or ioctl(2).
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
| Interface | Attribute | Value |
if_nametoindex(), if_indextoname() |
Thread safety | MT-Safe |
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