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+int sockbind(char *host, char *serv, int prot, int type)
+{
+ struct addrinfo hint, *addr;
+ int res;
+ int sock;
+ /* initialize hint structure */
+ memset(&hint, 0, sizeof(struct addrinfo));
+ hint.ai_flags = AI_PASSIVE; /* address for binding */
+ hint.ai_family = PF_UNSPEC; /* generic address (IPv4 or IPv6) */
+ hint.ai_protocol = prot; /* protocol */
+ hint.ai_socktype = type; /* socket type */
+ res = getaddrinfo(host, serv, &hint, &addr); /* calling getaddrinfo */
+ if (res != 0) { /* on error exit */
+ printf("sockbind cannot resolve host %s, service %s, ", host, serv);
+ printf("protocol %d: %s\n", prot, gai_strerror(res));
+ return -1;
+ }
+ /* get a socket */
+ sock = socket(addr->ai_family, addr->ai_socktype, addr->ai_protocol);
+ if (sock < 0) {
+ printf("sockconn cannot create socket\n");
+ return sock;
+ }
+ /* connect the socket */
+ res = bind(sock, addr->ai_addr, addr->ai_addrlen);
+ if (res < 0) {
+ printf("sockconn cannot bind socket\n");
+ return res;
+ }
+ freeaddrinfo(addr); /* done, release memory */
+ return sock;
+}