How to convert the 32 bit integer to network byte order. What is the

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Asked: June 12, 20262026-06-12T03:38:54+00:00 2026-06-12T03:38:54+00:00

How to convert the 32 bit integer to network byte order.

What is the right way to do that?

[1024].pack("N")

OR

[1,0,2,4].pack("N")

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-12T03:38:55+00:00

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To start, look at the output of each:

>> [1024].pack("N")
=> "\000\000\004\000"
>> [1,0,2,4].pack("N")
=> "\000\000\000\001"

Note what the second is missing:

>> [1,0,2,4].pack("NNNN")
=> "\000\000\000\001\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\002\000\000\000\004"

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