ip_mreq(2type)

ip_mreq2type

Ip multicast request index

Part of ip_mreqn(2type).

Usage

#include <netinet/in.h>  /* Definition of IP* constants */
struct ip_mreqn {
    struct in_addr  imr_multiaddr;  /* IP multicast group address */
    struct in_addr  imr_address;    /* IP address of local interface */
    int             imr_ifindex;    /* interface index */
};

struct ip_mreq {
struct in_addr imr_multiaddr; /* IP multicast group address */
struct in_addr imr_address; /* IP address of local interface */ };

Library

Standard C library (libc)

Overview

.imr_multiaddr

The address of the multicast group the application wants to join or leave. It must be a valid multicast address.

.imr_address

The address of the local interface with which the system should join the multicast group; if it is equal to INADDR_ANY, an appropriate interface is chosen by the system.

.imr_ifindex

The interface index of the interface that should join/leave the .imr_multiaddr group, or 0 to indicate any interface.

History

ip_mreqn

Linux 2.2.

ip_mreq

Linux 1.2.

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