clnt_create()

Format

#include <rpc.h>
CLIENT *
clnt_create(host, prognum, versnum, protocol)
char *host;
u_long prognum;
u_long versnum;
char *protocol;

Parameters

host: Indicates the pointer to the name of the host where the remote program is.
prognum: Specifies the remote program number.
versnum: Specifies the version number of the remote program.
protocol: Indicates the pointer to the protocol, which can be either tcp or udp.

Usage

The clnt_create() call creates an RPC client transport handle for the remote program specified by (prognum, versnum). The client uses the specified protocol as the transport layer. Default timeouts are set, but they can be modified using clnt_control().

Return codes

NULL indicates failure.

Context

clnt_control()
clnt_destroy()
clnt_pcreateerror()
clnt_spcreateerror()
clnt_sperror()
clntraw_create()
clnttcp_create()
clntudp_create()