IP address
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... domain name. The address RRs use a standard IP address
format to contain a 32 bit internet address ...
... caller wants
one or more 32 bit IP addresses. Under the DNS, it
translates into a request for type A RRs ...
... This function will often follow the form of previous
functions. Given a 32 bit IP address, the caller wants a
character string. The octets of the IP address ...
... IP address, the caller wants a
character string. The octets of the IP address are reversed,
used as name components, and suffixed with "IN-ADDR.ARPA". A
...
... host. For example, a request for the host name
corresponding to IP address 1.2.3.4 looks for PTR RRs for
domain name ...