关于IP地址的几个函数

inet_addr()

The Windows Sockets inet_addr function converts a string containing an (Ipv4) Internet Protocol dotted address into a proper address for the IN_ADDR structure.

unsigned long inet_addr(const char FAR *cp );
Parameters
cp
[in] Null-terminated character string representing a number expressed in the Internet standard ".'' (dotted) notation.
Return Values
If no error occurs, inet_addr returns an unsigned long value containing a suitable binary representation of the Internet address given. If the string in the cp parameter does not contain a legitimate Internet address, for example if a portion of an "a.b.c.d" address exceeds 255, then inet_addr returns the value INADDR_NONE.
Remarks The inet_addr function interprets the character string specified by the cp parameter. This string represents a numeric Internet address expressed in the Internet standard ".'' notation. The value returned is a number suitable for use as an Internet address. All Internet addresses are returned in IP's network order (bytes ordered from left to right). If you pass in " " (a space) to the inet_addr function, inet_addr returns zero