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Network Interfaces Programmer's Guide

Cover
Credits
Contents
Figures
Tables
Code Samples
Preface
Part 1 - Introduction
1 Introduction to Network Interfaces
- Solaris Networking Features
- Open Systems Interconnection Reference Model
- Transport Interface Overview
- NIS+ Overview
Part 2 - Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
2 Introduction to Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
- RPC Server Is Multithread Safe
- What Is RPC
- RPC Versions and Numbers
- Network Selection
- Transport Selection
- Address Lookup Using rpcbind
3 rpcgen Programming Guide
- What is rpcgen
- SunOS 5.x Features
- An rpcgen Tutorial
- Compile-Time Flags
- rpcgen Programming Techniques
4 RPC Programming Guide
- RPC Is Multithread Safe
- Introduction to RPC Interface Levels
- Simplified Interface
- Lower Levels of RPC
- Testing Programs Using Low-level Raw RPC
- Advanced RPC Programming Techniques
- Multithreaded RPC Programming
- Connection-Oriented Transports
- Memory Allocation With XDR
- Porting From TS-RPC to TI-RPC
Part 3 - Transport Level
5 Transport Selection and Name-to-Address Mapping
- Transport Selection Is Multithread Safe
- Transport Selection
- Name-to-Address Mapping
6 Transport -level Interface (TLI) Programming Guide
- TLI Is Multithread Safe
- Transport Interface Overview
- Connectionless Mode Overview
- Connection Mode Overview
- Connection Mode Service
- Connectionless Mode Service
- A Read/Write Interface
- Advanced Topics
- State Transitions
- Guidelines to Protocol Independence
- TLI Versus Socket Interfaces
- Socket-to-TLI Equivalents
7 Socket Interface
- Sockets are Multithread Safe
- SunOS Binary Compatibility
- What Are Sockets
- Socket Tutorial
- Standard Routines
- The Client/Server Model
- Advanced Topics
- Moving Socket Applications to SunOS 5.x
Part 4 - Naming Services
8 NIS+ Programming Guide
- NIS+ Overview
- NIS+ API
- NIS+ Sample Program
Part 5 - Appendixes
A XDR Protocol Specification
- XDR Protocol Introduction
- XDR Data Type Declarations
- The XDR Language Specification
- RPC Language Reference
B XDR Technical Note
- What is XDR
- A Canonical Standard
- The XDR Library
- XDR Library Primitives
- XDR Stream Implementation
- Advanced Topics
C RPC Protocol and Language Specification
- Protocol Overview
- Programs and Procedures
- Authentication Protocols
- The RPC Language Specification
- Bibliography
D Writing a Port Monitor With the Service Access Facility (SAF)
- What is the SAF
- What is the SAC
- Terminating a Port Monitor
- SAF Files
- The SAC/Port Monitor Interface
- The Port Monitor Administrative Interface
- Configuration Files and Scripts
- Sample Port Monitor Code
- Logic Diagram and Directory Structure
E The portmap Utility
- System Registration Overview
- portmap Protocol
- portmap Operation
- Bibliography
F Live RPC Code Examples
Glossary
Index