I am trying to get network interface information from
struct ifaddrs
How can I determine if the interface I am looking at is of inet (ipv4) or inet6 (ipv6)?
I am trying to get network interface information from struct ifaddrs How can I
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I am trying to get network interface information from
struct ifaddrs
How can I determine if the interface I am looking at is of inet (ipv4) or inet6 (ipv6)?
You test the
ifa_addr->sa_family– it will beAF_INETfor IPv4 addresses, andAF_INET6for IPv6 addresses.You can then cast the
ifa_addrmember to eitherstruct sockaddr_in *orstruct sockaddr_in6 *as appropriate.