nodename Points to a network node name, alias, or numeric host address (for example, an IPv4 dotted-decimal address or an IPv6 hexadecimal address). An IPv6 nonglobal address with an intended scope zone may also be specified. This is a null-terminated string or NULL. NULL means the service location is local to the caller. The nodename and servname arguments must not both be NULL. servname Points to a network service name or port number. This is a null- terminated string or NULL; NULL returns network-level addresses for the specified nodename. The nodename and servname arguments must not both be NULL. hints Points to an addrinfo structure that contains information about the type of socket, address family, or protocol the caller supports. The NETDB.H header file defines the addrinfo structure. If hints is a null pointer, the behavior is the same as if addrinfo contained the value 0 for the ai_flags, ai_socktype and ai_protocol members and AF_UNSPEC for the ai_family member. res Points to a linked list of one or more addrinfo structures.