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+//==========================================================================
+//
+//      net/inet_addr.c
+//
+//      Stand-alone IP address parsing for RedBoot
+//
+//==========================================================================
+//####COPYRIGHTBEGIN####
+//                                                                          
+// -------------------------------------------                              
+// The contents of this file are subject to the Red Hat eCos Public License 
+// Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in         
+// compliance with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at    
+// http://www.redhat.com/                                                   
+//                                                                          
+// Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"      
+// basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the 
+// License for the specific language governing rights and limitations under 
+// the License.                                                             
+//                                                                          
+// The Original Code is eCos - Embedded Configurable Operating System,      
+// released September 30, 1998.                                             
+//                                                                          
+// The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Red Hat.                   
+// Portions created by Red Hat are                                          
+// Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000 Red Hat, Inc.                             
+// All Rights Reserved.                                                     
+// -------------------------------------------                              
+//                                                                          
+//####COPYRIGHTEND####
+//==========================================================================
+//#####DESCRIPTIONBEGIN####
+//
+// Author(s):    gthomas
+// Contributors: gthomas
+// Date:         2000-07-14
+// Purpose:      
+// Description:  
+//              
+// This code is part of RedBoot (tm).
+//
+//####DESCRIPTIONEND####
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+#include <redboot.h>
+#include <net/net.h>
+
+bool
+inet_aton(char *s, in_addr_t *addr)
+{
+    int i, val, radix, digit;
+    unsigned long res = 0;
+    bool first;
+    char c;
+    
+    for (i = 0;  i < 4;  i++) {
+        // Parse next digit string
+        first = true;
+        val = 0;
+        radix = 10;
+        while ((c = *s++) != '\0') {
+            if (first && (c == '0') && (tolower(*s) == 'x')) {
+                radix = 16;
+                s++;  // Skip over 0x
+                c = *s++;
+            }
+            first = false;
+            if (_is_hex(c) && ((digit = _from_hex(c)) < radix)) {
+                // Valid digit
+                val = (val * radix) + digit;
+            } else if (c == '.') {
+                break;
+            } else {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        // merge result
+        res |= val << ((3-i)*8);  // 24, 16, 8, 0
+    }
+    addr->s_addr = htonl(res);
+    return true;
+}
+
+// Assumes address is in network byte order
+char *
+inet_ntoa(in_addr_t *addr)
+{
+    static char str[32];
+    unsigned char *ap;
+
+    ap = (unsigned char *)addr;
+    sprintf(str, "%d.%d.%d.%d", ap[0], ap[1], ap[2], ap[3]);
+    return str;
+}