Struct if_announcemsghdr

struct if_announcemsghdr;

Description

Message format announcing the arrival or departure of a network interface.

Members

Defined in if_announcemsghdr:

• ifan_indexindex for associated ifp
• ifan_msglento skip over non-understood messages
• ifan_nameif name, e.g. "en0"
• ifan_typemessage type
• ifan_versionfuture binary compatibility
• ifan_whatwhat type of announcement

u_short ifan_msglen;

Description

to skip over non-understood messages

u_char ifan_version;

Description

future binary compatibility

u_char ifan_type;

Description

message type

u_short ifan_index;

Description

index for associated ifp

char ifan_name[50];

Description

if name, e.g. "en0"

u_short ifan_what;

Description

what type of announcement