1DPNS_PING(3)                DPNS Library Functions                DPNS_PING(3)
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NAME

6       dpns_ping - check if name server is alive and return its version number
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <sys/types.h>
10       #include "dpns_api.h"
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12       int dpns_ping (char *server, char *info)
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DESCRIPTION

15       dpns_ping  checks  if  the name server is alive and returns its version
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OPTIONS

19       server specifies the DPNS Name Server hostname.  If NULL, the DPNS_HOST
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22       info   points  at  a  buffer  to receive the information (currently the
23              version number).  The buffer must be  at  least  256  characters
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RETURN VALUE

27       This  routine  returns  0  if the operation was successful or -1 if the
28       operation failed. In the latter case, serrno is set appropriately.
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ERRORS

31       EFAULT       info is a NULL pointer.
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33       SENOSHOST    Host unknown.
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35       SENOSSERV    Service unknown.
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37       SECOMERR     Communication error.
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39       ENSNACT      Name server is not running or is being shutdown.
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43DPNS                     $Date: 2007/05/09 06:38:31 $             DPNS_PING(3)
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