converts an (Ipv4) Internet network address into an ASCII string in Internet standard dotted-decimal format.

use InetNtop Or WSAAddressToString Instead

use InetNtop Instead

C# Signature:

    [Obsolete]
    [DllImport("Ws2_32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Ansi)]
    public static extern string inet_ntoa(in_addr @in);

VB Signature:

Declare Function inet_ntoa Lib "ws2_32.dll" (TODO) As TODO

Or

   <System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("ws2_32.dll", CharSet:=System.Runtime.InteropServices.CharSet.Ansi, SetLastError:=True)>
   Public Function inet_ntoa(ByVal IpAddress As Integer) As String
   End Function

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