Connection works with domain names as well as IP addresses

NMSSH.m

@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@
 */
 
 #import "NMSSH.h"
+#import "NMHostHelper.h"
 
 #import "libssh2.h"
+#include <netdb.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 
@@ -122,7 +124,10 @@ - (id)initWithHost:(NSString *)host username:(NSString *)username password:(NSSt
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 - (BOOL)connect:(NSError **)error {
-    hostaddr = inet_addr([_host cStringUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]);
+    // Determine host address
+    NSString *host = [NMHostHelper isIp:_host] ? _host : [NMHostHelper ipFromDomainName:_host];
+
+    hostaddr = inet_addr([host cStringUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]);
     sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
     soin.sin_family = AF_INET;
     soin.sin_port = htons([_port intValue]);

README.md

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ Drag and drop the project directory and all it's files in to your Xcode project.
 
     #include "NMSSH.h"
 
+NMSSH depends on [NMHostHelper](https://github.com/Lejdborg/NMHostHelper).
+
 ## Connect to a server
 
     NSError *error;