how can I convert a string ipAddress (struct in_addr) and vice versa? and how do I turn in unsigned long ipAddress? thanks

Ok before posting this question I have checked threads here in_addr_t to string my question is different. I understand that inet_ntoa function is of following type char * inet_ntoa (struct in_ad...

The constant INADDR_ANY is the so-called IPv4 wildcard address. The wildcard IP address is useful for applications that bind Internet domain sockets on multihomed hosts. If an application on a mul...