fnet_netif_get_by_name()

fnet_netif_desc_t fnet_netif_get_by_name

(

const fnet_char_t *

name

)

Looks for a network interface according to the specified name.

Parameters

name	The name string of a network interface. Maximum length of the interface name is defined by the FNET_NETIF_NAMELEN.

Returns

This function returns:

• Network interface descriptor that matches the name parameter.
• FNET_NULL if there is no match.

See also

fnet_netif_get_by_ip4_addr()

This function scans the global network interface list looking for a network interface matching the name parameter (for example "eth0", "loop").