ARES_SET_LOCAL_IP6(3) Introduction to Library Functions

NAME

ares_set_local_ip6 - Set local IPv6 address outgoing requests.

SYNOPSIS

#include <ares.h>

void ares_set_local_ip6(ares_channel_t *channel, const unsigned char* local_ip6)

DESCRIPTION

The ares_set_local_ip6 function sets the IPv6 address for outbound
IPv6 requests. The parameter local_ip6 is specified in network byte
order. This allows users to specify outbound interfaces when used on
multi-homed systems. The local_ip6 argument must be 16 bytes in
length.

SEE ALSO

ares_set_local_ip4(3)

NOTES

This function was added in c-ares 1.7.4

30 June 2010 ARES_SET_LOCAL_IP6(3)