> Why when i do inet_ntoa the compiler says :
> : Incompatible type for argument 1 of 'inet_ntoa' 

> Whats wrong ??????

You're passing the wrong argument type, as the compiler message
indicates.

> Here's the code :

> 			 inet_ntoa ( *(int *)hostp->h_addr ));

The argument of ntoa is not an int and as far as I know never has been;
it's a "struct in_addr".  Check the man page.

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