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NAME

       getnodebyname - DECnet node entry retrieval by address

SYNOPSIS

       #include <netdnet/dn.h>
       #include <netdnet/dnetdb.h>

       struct nodeent *getnodebyname (char *name)

DESCRIPTION

       getnodebyname  searches  the decnet hosts file for the DECnet node with
       name equal to name  and  returns  node  information  into  the  nodeent
       structure.
       If no entry is found, returns NULL

EXAMPLE

       #include <netdnet/dn.h>
       #include <netdnet/dnetdb.h>
       #include <sys/socket.h>

       main(void)
       {
           struct nodeent       *dp;

           if ( (dp=getnodebyname("mv3100")) == NULL)
               printf("Error, cannot find node entry");
           else
               printf("Node name is %s",dp->n_name);
       }

SEE ALSO

       dnet_htoa(3),       dnet_ntoa(3),      dnet_conn(3),      dnet_addr(3),
       getnodebyaddr(3), getnodeadd(3), setnodeent(3)