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INET6(3)	      User Contributed Perl Documentation	      INET6(3)

NAME
       IO::Socket::INET6 - Object interface for AF_INET⎪AF_INET6 domain sock‐
       ets

SYNOPSIS
	   use IO::Socket::INET6;

DESCRIPTION
       "IO::Socket::INET6" provides an object interface to creating and using
       sockets in either AF_INET or AF_INET6 domains. It is built upon the
       IO::Socket interface and inherits all the methods defined by
       IO::Socket.

CONSTRUCTOR
       new ( [ARGS] )
	   Creates an "IO::Socket::INET6" object, which is a reference to a
	   newly created symbol (see the "Symbol" package). "new" optionally
	   takes arguments, these arguments are in key-value pairs.

	   In addition to the key-value pairs accepted by IO::Socket,
	   "IO::Socket::INET6" provides.

	       Domain	   Address family		AF_INET ⎪ AF_INET6 ⎪ AF_UNSPEC (default)
	       PeerAddr	   Remote host address		<hostname>[:<port>]
	       PeerHost	   Synonym for PeerAddr
	       PeerPort	   Remote port or service	<service>[(<no>)] ⎪ <no>
	       PeerFlow	   Remote flow information
	       PeerScope   Remote address scope
	       LocalAddr   Local host bind address	hostname[:port]
	       LocalHost   Synonym for LocalAddr
	       LocalPort   Local host bind port		<service>[(<no>)] ⎪ <no>
	       LocalFlow   Local host flow information
	       LocalScope  Local host address scope
	       Proto	   Protocol name (or number)	"tcp" ⎪ "udp" ⎪ ...
	       Type	   Socket type			SOCK_STREAM ⎪ SOCK_DGRAM ⎪ ...
	       Listen	   Queue size for listen
	       ReuseAddr   Set SO_REUSEADDR before binding
	       Reuse	   Set SO_REUSEADDR before binding (deprecated, prefer ReuseAddr)
	       ReusePort   Set SO_REUSEPORT before binding
	       Broadcast   Set SO_BROADCAST before binding
	       Timeout	   Timeout value for various operations
	       MultiHomed  Try all adresses for multi-homed hosts
	       Blocking	   Determine if connection will be blocking mode

	   If "Listen" is defined then a listen socket is created, else if the
	   socket type, which is derived from the protocol, is SOCK_STREAM
	   then connect() is called.

	   Although it is not illegal, the use of "MultiHomed" on a socket
	   which is in non-blocking mode is of little use. This is because the
	   first connect will never fail with a timeout as the connect call
	   will not block.

	   The "PeerAddr" can be a hostname,  the IPv6-address on the
	   "2001:800:40:2a05::10" form , or the IPv4-address on the
	   "213.34.234.245" form.  The "PeerPort" can be a number or a sym‐
	   bolic service name.	The service name might be followed by a number
	   in parenthesis which is used if the service is not known by the
	   system.  The "PeerPort" specification can also be embedded in the
	   "PeerAddr" by preceding it with a ":", and closing the IPv6 address
	   on bracktes "[]" if necessary:
	   "124.678.12.34:23","[2a05:345f::10]:23","any.server.com:23".

	   If "Domain" is not given, AF_UNSPEC is assumed, that is, both
	   AF_INET and AF_INET6 will be both considered when resolving DNS
	   names. AF_INET6 is prioritary.  If you guess you are in trouble not
	   reaching the peer,(the service is not available via AF_INET6 but
	   AF_INET) you can either try Multihomed (try any address/family
	   until reach) or concrete your address "family" (AF_INET, AF_INET6).

	   If "Proto" is not given and you specify a symbolic "PeerPort" port,
	   then the constructor will try to derive "Proto" from the service
	   name.  As a last resort "Proto" "tcp" is assumed.  The "Type"
	   parameter will be deduced from "Proto" if not specified.

	   If the constructor is only passed a single argument, it is assumed
	   to be a "PeerAddr" specification.

	   If "Blocking" is set to 0, the connection will be in nonblocking
	   mode.  If not specified it defaults to 1 (blocking mode).

	   Examples:

	      $sock = IO::Socket::INET6->new(PeerAddr => 'www.perl.org',
					    PeerPort => 'http(80)',
					    Proto    => 'tcp');

	   Suppose either you have no IPv6 connectivity or www.perl.org has no
	   http service on IPv6. Then,

	   (Trying all address/families until reach)

	      $sock = IO::Socket::INET6->new(PeerAddr => 'www.perl.org',
					    PeerPort => 'http(80)',
					    Multihomed => 1 ,
					    Proto    => 'tcp');

	   (Concrete to IPv4 protocol)

	      $sock = IO::Socket::INET6->new(PeerAddr => 'www.perl.org',
					    PeerPort => 'http(80)',
					    Domain => AF_INET ,
					    Proto    => 'tcp');

	      $sock = IO::Socket::INET6->new(PeerAddr => 'localhost:smtp(25)');

	      $sock = IO::Socket::INET6->new(Listen    => 5,
					    LocalAddr => 'localhost',
					    LocalPort => 9000,
					    Proto     => 'tcp');

	      $sock = IO::Socket::INET6->new('[::1]:25');

	      $sock = IO::Socket::INET6->new(PeerPort  => 9999,
					    PeerAddr  => inet_ntop(AF_INET6,in6addr_broadcast),
					    Proto     => udp,
					    LocalAddr => 'localhost',
					    Broadcast => 1 )
					or die "Can't bind : $@\n";

	    NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE

	   As of VERSION 1.18 all IO::Socket objects have autoflush turned on
	   by default. This was not the case with earlier releases.

	    NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE

       METHODS

       sockaddr ()
	   Return the address part of the sockaddr structure for the socket

       sockport ()
	   Return the port number that the socket is using on the local host

       sockhost ()
	   Return the address part of the sockaddr structure for the socket in
	   a text form ("2001:800:40:2a05::10" or "245.245.13.27")

       sockflow ()
	   Return the flow information part of the sockaddr structure for the
	   socket

       sockscope ()
	   Return the scope identification part of the sockaddr structure for
	   the socket

       peeraddr ()
	   Return the address part of the sockaddr structure for the socket on
	   the peer host

       peerport ()
	   Return the port number for the socket on the peer host.

       peerhost ()
	   Return the address part of the sockaddr structure for the socket on
	   the peer host in a text form ("2001:800:40:2a05::10" or
	   "245.245.13.27")

       peerflow ()
	   Return the flow information part of the sockaddr structure for the
	   socket on the peer host

       peerscope ()
	   Return the scope identification part of the sockaddr structure for
	   the socket on the peer host

SEE ALSO
       Socket,Socket6, IO::Socket

AUTHOR
       This program is based on IO::Socket::INET by Graham Barr
       <gbarr@pobox.com> and currently maintained by the Perl Porters.

       Modified by Rafael Martinez Torres <rafael.martinez@novagnet.com> and
       Euro6IX project.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (c) 2003- Rafael Martinez Torres <rafael.mar‐
       tinez@novagnet.com>.

       Copyright (c) 2003- Euro6IX project.

       Copyright (c) 1996-8 Graham Barr <gbarr@pobox.com>.

       All rights reserved.

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
       under the same terms as Perl itself.

perl v5.8.8			  2004-10-18			      INET6(3)
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