NAME
if_nametoindex, if_indextoname - mappings between network interface names and indexes
SYNOPSIS
#include<net/if.h>unsignedintif_nametoindex(constchar*ifname);char*if_indextoname(unsignedint ifindex,char*ifname);
DESCRIPTION
The if_nametoindex() function returns the index of the network interface corresponding to the name
ifname.
The if_indextoname() function returns the name of the network interface corresponding to the inter‐
face index ifindex. The name is placed in the buffer pointed to by ifname. The buffer must allow
for the storage of at least IF_NAMESIZE bytes.
RETURN VALUE
On success,if_nametoindex() returns the index number of the network interface; on error,0 is
returned and errno is set appropriately.
On success,if_indextoname() returns ifname; on error,NULL is returned and errno is set appropri‐
ately.
ERRORS
if_nametoindex() may fail and set errno if:
ENODEV No interface found with given name.if_indextoname() may fail and set errno if:
ENXIO No interface found for the index.if_nametoindex() and if_indextoname() may also fail for any of the errors specified forsocket(2)
or ioctl(2).