- /* get a socket */
- sock = socket(addr->ai_family, addr->ai_socktype, addr->ai_protocol);
- if (sock < 0) {
- printf("sockconn cannot create socket\n");
- return sock;
+ /* loop on possible addresses */
+ save = addr;
+ while (addr != NULL) {
+ /* get a socket */
+ sock = socket(addr->ai_family, addr->ai_socktype, addr->ai_protocol);
+ if ( (sock < 0) && (addr->ai_next == NULL) ) {
+ printf("sockbind cannot create socket\n");
+ return sock;
+ } else continue;
+ /* connect the socket */
+ res = bind(sock, addr->ai_addr, addr->ai_addrlen);
+ if ( (res < 0) && (addr->ai_next == NULL) ) {
+ printf("sockbind cannot bind socket\n");
+ return res;
+ }
+ addr=addr->ai_next;