[Xorp-hackers] TCP connection

[illidan]

Pavlin Radoslavov wrote:
> illidan <illidan at lineway.net> wrote:
>
>   
>> Pavlin Radoslavov wrote:
>>     
>>> illidan <illidan at lineway.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>  
>>>       
>>>> Hello.
>>>>
>>>> I'm writing a routing protocol in Xorp, and I use socket4 library.
>>>>
>>>> I use tcp connection, so I used "send_tcp_open_bind_connect" function.
>>>> But I get a little problem with this function, It ask two local 
>>>> arguments : IP and Port.
>>>>
>>>> But in my case, I don't use the local socket which is open with this 
>>>> function ( I have already another connection running ).
>>>> And my routers in general have more than one interface, which means 
>>>> more than one local IP.
>>>>
>>>> Would it be possible to create a TCP connection without create a 
>>>> local socket like this?
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> Try setting the local_addr and local_port to zero.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Pavlin
>>>
>>>  
>>>       
>>>> Thanks for your help.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Michael
>>>>
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>>>>         
>> Hello,
>> Thanks for your answer.
>> I try this :
>> send_tcp_open_and_bind("fea",_rtr.instance_name(),NULL,NULL,cb)
>>
>> But I get this error :
>> InvalidString from line 77 of ipv4.cc -> Null value
>> terminate called after throwing an instance of 'InvalidString'
>> [ 2009/03/21 16:11:41  ERROR xorp_rtrmgr:14823 RTRMGR +1405 task.cc 
>> execute_done ] 210 Transport failed
>>     
>
> You should use IPv4::ZERO() and the number 0 for the local_addr and
> local_port respectively instead of NULL.
>
> Hope that helps,
> Pavlin
>
>   
>> :(
>> Best regards,
>> Michael
>>
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Thanks it works fine!!