KNET_STRTOADDR(3)

💖 KNET_STRTOADDR(3) — the kronosnet bestie guide 💖

okay so bestie, you're in the Kronosnet Programmer's Manual and today's main character is knet_strtoaddr — the little function that takes a hostname and ✨manifest✨ it into an actual address. no cap.

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🌸 NAME 🌸

knet_strtoaddr — Convert a hostname string to an address.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <libknet.h>

int knet_strtoaddr(
    const char                *host,
    const char                *port,
    struct sockaddr_storage   *ss,
    socklen_t                  sslen
);

like, that's it. that's the whole vibe. 🫶

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

knet_strtoaddr 💅

• host — the IPaddr/hostname you wanna convert. ⚠️ be aware: only the first IP address will be returned in case a hostname resolves to multiple IPs. yeah, it's giving "pick a fave and commit," fr fr.
• port — the port to connect to.
• ss — sockaddr_storage where to store the converted data. that's the lil vessel holding your newly-converted address, iconic.
• sslen — len of the sockaddr_storage.

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🔥 RETURN VALUE 🔥

knet_strtoaddr returns the same error codes as getaddrinfo. periodt. so if you already know how getaddrinfo throws hands, you already know this one. 😭

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

the whole friend group, all together, no one left out:

• knet_handle_remove_datafd(3), knet_handle_get_stats(3), knet_host_add(3), knet_handle_pmtud_setfreq(3), knet_handle_pmtud_get(3), knet_handle_crypto_use_config(3), knet_host_get_id_by_host_name(3), knet_host_get_status(3), knet_link_add_acl(3), knet_link_get_pong_count(3), knet_link_get_priority(3), knet_handle_free(3), knet_handle_enable_sock_notify(3), knet_handle_get_datafd(3), knet_recv(3), knet_link_get_ping_timers(3), knet_log_get_subsystem_id(3), knet_host_remove(3), knet_host_enable_status_change_notify(3), knet_link_rm_acl(3), knet_send(3), knet_handle_enable_pmtud_notify(3), knet_get_crypto_cipher_list(3), knet_handle_get_transport_reconnect_interval(3), knet_link_get_enable(3), knet_link_set_priority(3), knet_log_set_loglevel(3), knet_handle_get_channel(3), knet_link_get_config(3), knet_link_get_link_list(3), knet_get_crypto_hash_list(3), knet_get_transport_list(3), knet_get_transport_id_by_name(3), knet_log_get_loglevel_id(3), knet_handle_new_ex(3), knet_host_set_name(3), knet_addrtostr(3), knet_handle_setfwd(3), knet_get_compress_list(3), knet_host_set_policy(3), knet_get_transport_name_by_id(3), knet_handle_enable_filter(3), knet_handle_crypto_rx_clear_traffic(3), knet_handle_compress(3), knet_link_get_status(3), knet_handle_add_datafd(3), knet_send_sync(3), knet_log_get_loglevel_name(3), knet_handle_enable_access_lists(3), knet_host_get_host_list(3), knet_host_get_policy(3), knet_link_set_enable(3), knet_link_set_pong_count(3), knet_log_get_subsystem_name(3), knet_host_get_name_by_host_id(3), knet_link_clear_config(3), knet_log_get_loglevel(3), knet_handle_new(3), knet_handle_pmtud_getfreq(3), knet_handle_pmtud_set(3), knet_handle_clear_stats(3), knet_link_set_config(3), knet_handle_crypto_set_config(3), knet_handle_crypto(3), knet_get_crypto_list(3), knet_handle_set_transport_reconnect_interval(3), knet_link_clear_acl(3), knet_link_set_ping_timers(3), knet_handle_setprio_dscp(3), knet_link_insert_acl(3)

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🎀 COPYRIGHT 🎀

Copyright (C) 2010-2026 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.

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kronosnet · 2026-07-20 · KNET_STRTOADDR(3) 💜

and that's the whole page bestie, mwah, go convert some hostnames, you ate 🍓✨🧚