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netwib - network library
VERSION
The version installed on this system is 5.38.0.
IMPORTANT
Manpages do not contain a lot of information. Rather read
netwib-5.38.0-doc_html.tgz.
PRESENTATION
Netwib is a network library providing :
- network features :
+ address conversion
+ udp/tcp clients/servers
+ packet encoding/decoding/displaying
+ spoofing
+ sniffing
+ etc.
- and general features :
+ data conversion
+ chained list, hash
+ portable threads
+ etc. Using all these functions, a network program can be quickly
created.
Netwib is available under the GNU GPL license. It was successfully
installed under Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, MacOS,
Solaris and HP-UX.
This library has two main drawbacks:
- In order to provide new features, functions prototypes may vary
between versions. So, a program created with version 5.1.0 might not
compile with version 5.5.0. To move around this problem, several
versions of netwib can be simultaneously installed on the same
system.
- Netwib's features correspond to least common denominator of func‐
tions
available on systems. This ensures a program compiled under one
system will also compile on another. However, this design choice
does
not permit advanced features. So, netwib is not suitable for long
term projects. It is for small projects or quick hacks.
COMPILATION
To compile a program with netwib :
- add "#include <netwib.h>" at the top of your C file
- compile with :
gcc -o file file.c `netwib-config --cflags --libs`
gcc -o file file.c `netwib-config -cl`
SEE ALSOnetwox(1), netwib_dat(3), netwib_sys(3), netwib_net(3), netwib_pkt(3),
netwib_shw(3), netwib_err(3)
14/02/2010 NETWIB(3)
