- if (rv <= 0) {
- lprintf(1, "Can't grok %s: %s\n", host, strerror(errno));
- return (-1);
+ memset(&hints, 0x00, sizeof(hints));
+ hints.ai_flags = AI_NUMERICSERV;
+ hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;
+ hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
+
+ /*
+ * Handle numeric IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
+ */
+ rc = inet_pton(AF_INET, host, &serveraddr);
+ if (rc == 1) { /* dotted quad */
+ hints.ai_family = AF_INET;
+ hints.ai_flags |= AI_NUMERICHOST;
+ } else {
+ rc = inet_pton(AF_INET6, host, &serveraddr);
+ if (rc == 1) { /* IPv6 address */
+ hints.ai_family = AF_INET6;
+ hints.ai_flags |= AI_NUMERICHOST;
+ }