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+//==========================================================================
+//
+//      lib/getproto.c
+//
+//      getprotobyname(), getprotobynumber()
+//
+//==========================================================================
+//####BSDCOPYRIGHTBEGIN####
+//
+// -------------------------------------------
+//
+// Portions of this software may have been derived from OpenBSD or other sources,
+// and are covered by the appropriate copyright disclaimers included herein.
+//
+// -------------------------------------------
+//
+//####BSDCOPYRIGHTEND####
+//==========================================================================
+//#####DESCRIPTIONBEGIN####
+//
+// Author(s):    gthomas
+// Contributors: gthomas
+// Date:         2000-01-10
+// Purpose:      
+// Description:  
+//              
+//
+//####DESCRIPTIONEND####
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+#include <sys/param.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+
+static struct protoent protocols[] = {
+    { "ip",         0}, // internet protocol, pseudo protocol number
+    { "icmp",       1}, // internet control message protocol
+    { "igmp",       2}, // Internet Group Management
+    { "ggp",        3}, // gateway-gateway protocol
+    { "ipencap",    4}, // IP encapsulated in IP (officially ``IP'')
+    { "st",         5}, // ST datagram mode
+    { "tcp",        6}, // transmission control protocol
+    { "egp",        8}, // exterior gateway protocol
+    { "pup",       12}, // PARC universal packet protocol
+    { "udp",       17}, // user datagram protocol
+    { "hmp",       20}, // host monitoring protocol
+    { "xns-idp",   22}, // Xerox NS IDP
+    { "rdp",       27}, // "reliable datagram" protocol
+    { "iso-tp4",   29}, // ISO Transport Protocol class 4
+    { "xtp",       36}, // Xpress Tranfer Protocol
+    { "ddp",       37}, // Datagram Delivery Protocol
+    { "idpr-cmtp", 39}, // IDPR Control Message Transport
+    { "rspf",      73}, //Radio Shortest Path First.
+    { "vmtp",      81}, // Versatile Message Transport
+    { "ospf",      89}, // Open Shortest Path First IGP
+    { "ipip",      94}, // Yet Another IP encapsulation
+    { "encap",     98}, // Yet Another IP encapsulation
+    { 0, 0}
+};
+
+struct protoent *
+getprotobyname(const char *name)
+{
+    struct protoent *p = protocols;
+    while (p->p_name) {
+        if (strcmp(name, p->p_name) == 0) {
+            return p;
+        }
+        p++;
+    }
+    errno = ENOENT;
+    return (struct protoent *)0;
+}
+
+struct protoent *
+getprotobynumber(const int num)
+{
+    struct protoent *p = protocols;
+    while (p->p_name) {
+        if (p->p_proto == num) {
+            return p;
+        }
+        p++;
+    }
+    errno = ENOENT;
+    return (struct protoent *)0;
+}