I do not understand MSDN's documentation for it's member's at all. It ask for things I've never done before like the S_un_b member needs The IPv4 address of the host formatted as four u_chars. which doesn't really make sense to me unless it means something like type casting but I don't think that's it. Any examples, documentation, hints, tips, etc would be very greatly appreciated! :)
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Edward Severinsen
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The IPv4 address of the host formatted as four u_chars
means that the host address in IPv4 format (eg 209.81.97.0) is stored as 4 consecutive unsigned chars each being 8 bits wide.
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What about the other member `S_un_w The IPv4 address of the host formatted as two u_shorts.` – Edward Severinsen Oct 02 '15 at 00:58
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@EdwardSeverinsen that would use 2 consecutive 16-bit `unsigned short`s for the 32-bit IPv4 host address – Paul Evans Oct 02 '15 at 01:06
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I honestly have no clue. – Edward Severinsen Oct 02 '15 at 01:30
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2Note that since it is a union, you only need to set one or the other, not both. – Harry Johnston Oct 02 '15 at 04:03
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Oh thank you very much, I didn't know what that meant. XD – Edward Severinsen Oct 03 '15 at 00:15