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How host can detect its nearer router?
hello,
I want to write a program that will communicate with adjecent router thro' C program. Can i use socket program or write a Linux kernel module to achieve it?
what data structure can i use to find nearest router?
I want to write a program that will communicate with adjecent router thro' C program. Can i use socket program or write a Linux kernel module to achieve it?
what data structure can i use to find nearest router?
You won't easily be able "to find nearest router" unless said router is running a routing protocol like RIP, OSPF, etc., that broadcasts routing information. If you don't know what the IP of a local router is and the router isn't brodcasting routing information you'd have to try routing a packet through every local IP.
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can it be possible through /proc/net/route on linux machine.
by reading a /proc/net/route file and sending my packet to each Gateway router
by reading a /proc/net/route file and sending my packet to each Gateway router
Maybe I misunderstood what you are after. I took the question title"How host can detect its nearer router?" to mean that you want to wite a program that will search out adjacent routers. But your last comment seems to indicate otherwise.
What, eaxtly, are you wanting to do in this code?
What, eaxtly, are you wanting to do in this code?
ASKER
hi jleive,
AS i told you already i want to write a program that will contact other routers and exchange my own data packet between two routers, these two routers are software made routers by making ip forwarding enabled. for that i ask that can i use /proc/net/route to check adjecent routers with ip address entry flag as gateway in /proc/net/route?
AS i told you already i want to write a program that will contact other routers and exchange my own data packet between two routers, these two routers are software made routers by making ip forwarding enabled. for that i ask that can i use /proc/net/route to check adjecent routers with ip address entry flag as gateway in /proc/net/route?
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hello jlevie,
but picking that file will give only ip address in hex form and route -r gives ip table in decimal form. i want it to be in decimal form when i open a file /pro/net/route and read it. how can i do it?
but picking that file will give only ip address in hex form and route -r gives ip table in decimal form. i want it to be in decimal form when i open a file /pro/net/route and read it. how can i do it?
There are a number of ways of converting the hex value to decimal octets. One way might look like:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
main()
{
char in[] = "7D00A8C0";
char ou[16];
int ip[4];
sprintf(ou, "0x%c%c.0x%c%c.0x%c%c.0x%c %c",
in[6], in[7], in[4], in[5], in[2], in[3], in[0], in[1]);
sscanf(ou, "%x.%x.%x.%x", &ip[0], &ip[1], &ip[2], &ip[3]);
printf("%d.%d.%d.%d\n", ip[0], ip[1], ip[2], ip[3]);
exit(0);
}
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
main()
{
char in[] = "7D00A8C0";
char ou[16];
int ip[4];
sprintf(ou, "0x%c%c.0x%c%c.0x%c%c.0x%c
in[6], in[7], in[4], in[5], in[2], in[3], in[0], in[1]);
sscanf(ou, "%x.%x.%x.%x", &ip[0], &ip[1], &ip[2], &ip[3]);
printf("%d.%d.%d.%d\n", ip[0], ip[1], ip[2], ip[3]);
exit(0);
}