Rgetsockname()

Get the name of a socket (via a SOCKS server)

Synopsis:

#include <sys/socket.h>

int Rgetsockname( int s, 
                  struct sockaddr * name, 
                  int * namelen );

Library:

libsocks

Description:

The Rgetsockname() function is a cover function for getsockname() -- the difference is that Rgetsockname() does its job via a SOCKS server.

For more information about SOCKS and its libraries, see Appendix A: SOCKS -- A Basic Firewall.

Returns:

0: Success.
-1: An error occurred (errno is set).

Classification:

Safety:
Cancellation point	No
Interrupt handler	No
Signal handler	No
Thread	No

See also:

getsockname()

Appendix A: SOCKS -- A Basic Firewall