IP_BLOCK_SOURCE(2const)

IP_BLOCK_SOURCE2const

Stop receiving multicast data from a specific source in a given group

Usage

#include <netinet/in.h>  /* Definition of IP* constants */
#include <sys/socket.h>

int setsockopt(int sockfd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_BLOCK_SOURCE, const struct ip_mreq_source *val, sizeof(struct ip_mreq_source));

Library

Standard C library (libc, -lc)

Overview

Stop receiving multicast data from a specific source in a given group.

This is valid only after the application has subscribed to the multicast group using either IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP(2const) or IP_ADD_SOURCE_MEMBERSHIP(2const).

Errors

See IPPROTO_IP(2const). See setsockopt(2). See ip(7).

History

Linux 2.4.22, Linux 2.5.68.

From man-pages 6.19-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.