{
struct sockaddr_in destAddr;
struct hostent *destHost;
+ unsigned long addr;
+
+ /* Get the internet address for the given host. Allow a numeric
+ IP address or a hostname. */
- /* get the internet address for the given host */
-
- if ((destHost = (struct hostent *) gethostbyname (host)) == NULL)
- error ("Invalid hostname. Couldn't find remote host address.");
+ addr = inet_addr (host);
+ if (addr == -1)
+ {
+ destHost = (struct hostent *) gethostbyname (host);
+ if (destHost == NULL)
+ error ("Invalid hostname. Couldn't find remote host address.");
+ addr = * (unsigned long *) destHost->h_addr;
+ }
bzero (&destAddr, sizeof (destAddr));
- destAddr.sin_addr.s_addr = * (u_long *) destHost->h_addr;
+ destAddr.sin_addr.s_addr = addr;
destAddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
destAddr.sin_port = 0; /* set to actual port that remote
ptrace is listening on. */