+ ctx->my_name = strdup( "hostname1" );
+ ctx->my_ip = strdup( "123.45.67.89" );
+ ctx->snarf_rt_fd = -1;
+
+ ctx->rtgate = (pthread_mutex_t *) malloc( sizeof( *ctx->rtgate ) );
+ if( ctx->rtgate != NULL ) {
+ pthread_mutex_init( ctx->rtgate, NULL );
+ }
+