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- From: ams01@rrz.uni-koeln.de (Katja Schaeffer)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
- Subject: Need simple function "BOOL are_you_there( char *etheraddr )"
- Date: 22 Dec 1992 20:28:13 +0100
- Organization: Regional Computing Center, University of Cologne
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- Message-ID: <1h7q8dINNjgj@rs1.rrz.Uni-Koeln.DE>
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- Could some nice person out there please supply me with code for one
- of the following (either 1 will do):
-
- 1) void get_server_ethernet_address( char *addr )
- 2) BOOL are_you_there( char *addr )
-
- The first one returns a string containing the (hex) ethernet address
- of the server. In the second one, you supply an ethernet address of
- a machine, and get back a 1 if it is there somewhere, or 0 if it is not.
-
- I realise this is probably pretty easy stuff for a seasoned veteran.
- However, I've done absolutely nothing at all with networks, so I haven't
- a clue. The 2nd one sounds like I should just be able to send out
- a request package to the address (however that is done), and wait
- for a reply from that machine (...ditto...).
-
- Oh, and I don't have the Novelle Developer's Kit, whatever that is.
-
- If you can help me with either one, I'd really appreciate it.
-