On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 5:30 PM, Himanshu S <mail2himan...@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 >
