NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       ntohl,  ntohs  - General: Convert longword and word values
       from network-to-host byte order

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <sys/param.h>

       unsigned int ntohl(
               unsigned int longword ); unsigned short ntohs(
               unsigned short word );

ARGUMENTS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Specifies a 32-bit value to be conditionally byte swapped.
       Specifies a 16-bit value to be conditionally byte swapped.

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The ntohl routine converts the  specified  longword  value
       from  network-to-host  byte  order. The ntohs routine converts
 the specified word value from  network-to-host  byte
       order.

       The  TCP/IP  protocols  specify the canonical network byte
       order, which is big endian (meaning that the most significant
 byte is leftmost in memory).

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

       Upon  successful completion, the ntohl routine returns the
       converted longword value in host  byte  order.  Similarly,
       upon  successful completion, the ntohs routine returns the
       converted word value in host byte order.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Routines: htonl(9r)



                                                        ntohl(9r)