2.2.4 TA_ADDRESS

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The TA_ADDRESS structure defines a single transport address of a specific type.

 typedef struct _TA_ADDRESS {
   USHORT AddressLength;
   USHORT AddressType;
   UCHAR Address[1];
 } TA_ADDRESS,
  *PTA_ADDRESS;

AddressLength: An unsigned 16-bit integer that MUST contain the size, in bytes, of the Address field. The value MUST be one of the following (by address type).

Address type prefix

Value

IP_

4

IPX_

10

FOREIGN_

16

AddressType: An unsigned 16-bit integer that MUST contain one of the values in the following table.

Value

Meaning

IP_ADDRESS_TYPE

0x0001

The Address field contains a 32-bit IP address.

IP_RAS_ADDRESS_TYPE

0x0002

The Address field contains a 32-bit IP address associated with a connection that is established through a Remote Access Service (RAS) server.

IPX_ADDRESS_TYPE

0x0003

The Address field contains a 4-byte netnum followed by a 6-byte nodenum. The netnum identifies the IPX network. The nodenum represents the IPX node address.

FOREIGN_ADDRESS_TYPE

0x0005

The Address field contains the GUID of a connected network object.

Address: The array of bytes that contains the address value.

This MUST be one of the following:

  • An IP address (as specified in section 2.2.4.1).

  • An IPX address (as specified in section 2.2.4.2).

  • A FOREIGN address is a GUID object (as specified in [MS-DTYP] section 2.3.4).