Hello sockets!

// Networking Test 'N' IRC Bot .cpp
#include <iostream>
#include <winsock.h>

int PASCAL connect (SOCKET, const struct sockaddr*, int);
int PASCAL send(SOCKET, const char *, int, int);
int PASCAL recv(SOCKET, char *, int, int);

SOCKET s;

bool connectToHost(int port, const char * ip) {
    WSADATA wsadata;
    int error = WSAStartup(0x0202, &wsadata);
    if (error) return false;
    if (wsadata.wVersion != 0x0202) {
        WSACleanup();
        return false;
    }

    struct sockaddr_in target;
    target.sin_family = AF_INET;
    target.sin_port = htons(port);
    // First and only error (yet) arises here.
    @h@ target.sin_addr = inet_addr(ip);
    /*

PS C:\Users\Johannes\Kood\C++\Source> gcc ntnib.cpp ## START
ntnib.cpp: In function 'bool connectToHost(int, const char*)':
ntnib.cpp:24:32: error: no match for 'operator=' in 'target.sockaddr_in::sin_addr = inet_addr(ip)'
ntnib.cpp:24:32: note: candidate is:
c:\mingw\bin\../lib/gcc/mingw32/4.6.2/../../../../include/winsock.h:193:8: note: in_addr& in_addr::o
perator=(const in_addr&)
c:\mingw\bin\../lib/gcc/mingw32/4.6.2/../../../../include/winsock.h:193:8: note:   no known conversi
on for argument 1 from 'long unsigned int' to 'const in_addr&'
PS C:\Users\Johannes\Kood\C++\Source> ## END

    */

    s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP);
    if (s == INVALID_SOCKET) return false;

    if (connect(s, (SOCKADDR *) &target, sizeof(target)) == SOCKET_ERROR)
        return false;
    else {
        // The fun begins here
        std::cout << "Hello yes we have landed";
        return true;
    }
}
void closeConnection() {
    if (s) closesocket(s);
}



int main (int argc, char** argv) {
    const char * sendtext = "Helloooooooo";
    connectToHost(6667, "127.0.0.1");
    send(s, sendtext, sizeof sendtext, 0);


    WSACleanup();
    return 0;
}