There is an issue with some Linux distributions (Raspian) where network interfaces are up and
active, but do not have the correct link-local address. This condition is now checked and
output to stderr to better help users troubleshoot this issue.
Signed-off-by: Noah Peterson noahbpeterson1997(a)gmail.com
---
netsock.c | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/netsock.c b/netsock.c
index feed21d..04f95c7 100644
--- a/netsock.c
+++ b/netsock.c
@@ -322,7 +322,23 @@ static int netsock_open(struct globals *globals, struct interface *interface)
enable_raw_bind_capability(0);
if (bind(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&sin6, sizeof(sin6)) < 0) {
- perror("can't bind");
+ if (errno == EADDRNOTAVAIL)
+ fprintf(stderr, "can't bind to interface %s; "
+ "expected ipv6 address not found: "
+ "%02x%02x::%02x%02x:%02x%02x:%02x%02x:%02x%02x\n",
+ interface->interface,
+ (int)interface->address.ipv6.s6_addr[0],
+ (int)interface->address.ipv6.s6_addr[1],
+ (int)interface->address.ipv6.s6_addr[8],
+ (int)interface->address.ipv6.s6_addr[9],
+ (int)interface->address.ipv6.s6_addr[10],
+ (int)interface->address.ipv6.s6_addr[11],
+ (int)interface->address.ipv6.s6_addr[12],
+ (int)interface->address.ipv6.s6_addr[13],
+ (int)interface->address.ipv6.s6_addr[14],
+ (int)interface->address.ipv6.s6_addr[15]);
+ else
+ perror("can't bind");
goto err;
}