ONC+ Developer's Guide

Simplified Interface Routines

The simplified interfaces are used to make remote procedure calls to routines on other machines, and specify only the type of transport to use. The routines at this level are used for most applications. Descriptions and code samples can be found in the section, " Simplified Interface ".

Table 2-1 RPC Routines--Simplified Level

Routine 

Function 

rpc_reg()

Registers a procedure as an RPC program on all transports of the specified type. 

rpc_call()

Remote calls the specified procedure on the specified remote host. 

rpc_broadcast()

Broadcasts a call message across all transports of the specified type.