struct servent *pse;
struct protoent *ppe;
struct sockaddr_in sin;
+ struct sockaddr_in egress_sin;
int s, type;
if (host == NULL) return(-1);
memset(&sin, 0, sizeof(sin));
sin.sin_family = AF_INET;
- if (strlen(config.c_ip_addr) > 0) {
- sin.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(config.c_ip_addr);
- }
pse = getservbyname(service, protocol);
if (pse) {
return(-1);
}
+ /* Set the outbound interface for egress */
+ memset(&egress_sin, 0, sizeof(egress_sin));
+ egress_sin.sin_family = AF_INET;
+ if (strlen(config.c_ip_addr) > 0) {
+ egress_sin.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(config.c_ip_addr);
+ if (egress_sin.sin_addr.s_addr == !INADDR_ANY) {
+ egress_sin.sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
+ }
+
+ /* If this bind fails, no problem; we can still egress from the default interface */
+ bind(s, (struct sockaddr *)&egress_sin, sizeof(egress_sin));
+ }
+
if (connect(s, (struct sockaddr *) &sin, sizeof(sin)) < 0) {
lprintf(CTDL_ERR, "Can't connect to %s:%s: %s\n",
host, service, strerror(errno));