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From: arc@kaibab.wpd.sgi.com (Andrew Cherenson)
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Subject: Re: ethernet I/O from C?
Keywords: ethernet
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Date: 5 Feb 91 22:11:11 GMT
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In article <3309@lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu> dale@lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu (dale chayes) writes:
>In article <1991Jan29.155452.26139@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, jsivier@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Jonathon Sivier ) writes:
>> 
>>    Does anyone have any tips/hints/guides on how I can communicate across
>> the ethernet from within a program written in C on an IRIS? 
>
>(I have deleted the redundant questions....)
>
>First of all, have a look in the TCP/IP Users Guide from SGI (my version
>is 2.1) where there is a reasonable (but far from complete/perfect) 
>discussion of network transfers including program to program options.  
>While I know from first hand experience that the examples having to 
>do with UDP broadcasts are neither complete nor correct, they were 
>sufficient (when coupled with some thought and experimentation) for 
>me to get my application to work.

As of IRIX 3.3, the Network Communications Guide replaced the TCP/IP 
User's Guide. The programming examples have been updated.
Some sample TCP and UDP programs are on-line if you've installed 
the 4Dgifts stuff from the DEV (development) tape. Look in the 
/usr/people/4Dgifts/examples/network directory.