inet

inet

Module

inet

Module summary

Access to TCP/IP protocols.

Description

This module provides access to TCP/IP protocols.

See also ERTS User's Guide: Inet Configuration for more information about how to configure an Erlang runtime system for IP communication.

The following two Kernel configuration parameters affect the behavior of all sockets opened on an Erlang node:

• inet_default_connect_options can contain a list of default options used for all sockets returned when doing connect.

• inet_default_listen_options can contain a list of default options used when issuing a listen call.

When accept is issued, the values of the listening socket options are inherited. No such application varia