os-irix/3766: remote_addr appears as 255.255.255.255

[Scot Weber <le...@spottedfly.com>]

>Number:         3766
>Category:       os-irix
>Synopsis:       remote_addr appears as 255.255.255.255
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Jan 25 21:50:01 PST 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     lerk@spottedfly.com
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.2.6+
>Environment:
IRIX64 sgi11 6.5 07271714 IP27
>Description:
the char* of conn_rec.remote_addr gets presented as 255.255.255.255 and I
suspect it could presents its self else where in str comparison
>How-To-Repeat:
there are several instances of this problem in the os-irix postings
>Fix:
The bug is in Irix inet_ntoa (), i fixed this by writing my own inet_ntoa ()
and replacing the 'three' instances of it in the src/main/*.c code.  I've 
also submitted a bug report to SGI (:P)
>Audit-Trail:
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