Socket Coding Function

inet_ntoa(), inet_aton(), inet_addr

Convert IP addresses from a dots-and-number string to a struct in_addr and back

Prototypes

#include  #include  #include   // ALL THESE ARE DEPRECATED!  Use inet_pton()  or inet_ntop() instead!!  char *inet_ntoa(struct in_addr in); int inet_aton(const char *cp, struct in_addr *inp); in_addr_t inet_addr(const char *cp);


Reference:
http://www.retran.com/beej/inet_ntoaman.html