struct _vendor_codes
{
	char *code;
	char *vendor;
};

struct _vendor_codes vendor_codes[] =
{
	{ "000001", "SuperLAN-2U" },
	{ "000002", "BBN (was internal usage only, no longer used)" },
	{ "000009", "powerpipes?" },
};

// I think the above can be done as:

struct _vendor_codes
{
	char *code;
	char *vendor;
} vendor_codes[] =
{
	{ "000001", "SuperLAN-2U" },
	{ "000002", "BBN (was internal usage only, no longer used)" },
	{ "000009", "powerpipes?" },
};

// Then to search for one you use something like this:

for (i = 0; i < sizeof(vendor_codes) / sizeof(struct _vendor_codes); i++)
	if (strcmp(bleh, vendor_codes[i]) == 0) do_something;