i send this structure over the network using sockets (UDP) api .
struct temporary
{
char name[10];
unsigned short x;
}temp;i assign :
strcpy(temp.name,"ABCDEFGHI"); temp.x = 0x1100;
Now i capture the packet sent from my system using Ethereal ( the packet capture tool ).
i observed that the string ( char name [10] ) was transmitted as expected i.e i could see the hex decimal values
for A,B......I in order. i.e 41 42 43 ........48 49 00 . But the integer variable ( unsigned short x) was transmitted as 0x00 0x11 ( as shown in ethereal ) and not as 0x1100 ( which was expected by me).
if it was something to do with "Network bye ordering " then :
why didn't it happen with the string (char name[10]) and only with the Integer var?
why was it (char name[10] ) transmitted as it is ?
i'am confused. Any pointers or explanations would be very much helpfull.
cheers, Amith
PS: hope my question was clear.
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