On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 5:30 PM, Himanshu S <mail2himanshu_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> I am new to this mailing list. I was looking for a way to do
> getaddrinfo() but I am in a multi homed environment most of the time and
> hence want an ability to specify the interface that getaddrinfo should use.
> I couldn't find a way to do that but while looking around for answer came
> across a post which said c-ares library can help.
>
> My requirement is not about non-blocking call. Since I am replacing
> getaddrinfo or gethostbyname in an existing application, blocking call is
> better. I see that there is ares_gethostbyname() function available.
>
> My questions are:
> - Can C-ares library help? Would setting ares_set_local_dev() before
> calling ares_gethostbyname() be the right way to do it?
>
> - How do I make call to ares_gethostbyname() synchronous?
>
> - If there are some examples of code using this library, that would help
> me reach a decision fast.
>
> Thank in advance
>
> Best
> -Himanshu
>
Received on 2016-11-10