Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of NetworkApps

Timestamp:

May 29, 2011, 8:34:19 PM (14 years ago)

Author:

davea

Comment:

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NetworkApps

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+= Apps that do network communication =
+
+== Requesting network connection == #network
+
+If your application needs to do network communication and it appears that there is no physical network connection
+(e.g. `gethostbyname()` fails for a valid name) then:
+
+  * Call `boinc_need_network()`. This will alert the user that a network connection is needed.
+  * Periodically call `boinc_network_poll()` until it returns zero.
+  * Do whatever communication is needed.
+  * When done, call `boinc_network_done()`. This enables the hangup of a modem connection, if needed. 
+
+{{{
+#!c++
+void boinc_need_network();
+int boinc_network_poll();
+void boinc_network_done();
+}}}