root/usr.bin/talk/get_iface.c
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/*
 * From:
 *  Id: find_interface.c,v 1.1 1995/08/14 16:08:39 wollman Exp
 */

#include <errno.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>

#include "talk.h"

/*
 * Try to find the interface address that is used to route an IP
 * packet to a remote peer.
 */

int
get_iface(struct in_addr *dst, struct in_addr *iface)
{
        static struct sockaddr_in local;
        struct sockaddr_in remote;
        socklen_t namelen;
        int s, rv;

        memcpy(&remote.sin_addr, dst, sizeof remote.sin_addr);
        remote.sin_port = htons(60000);
        remote.sin_family = AF_INET;
        remote.sin_len = sizeof remote;

        local.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_ANY);
        local.sin_port = htons(60000);
        local.sin_family = AF_INET;
        local.sin_len = sizeof local;

        s = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
        if (s < 0)
                return -1;

        do {
                rv = bind(s, (struct sockaddr *)&local, sizeof local);
                local.sin_port = htons(ntohs(local.sin_port) + 1);
        } while(rv < 0 && errno == EADDRINUSE);

        if (rv < 0) {
                close(s);
                return -1;
        }

        do {
                rv = connect(s, (struct sockaddr *)&remote, sizeof remote);
                remote.sin_port = htons(ntohs(remote.sin_port) + 1);
        } while(rv < 0 && errno == EADDRINUSE);

        if (rv < 0) {
                close(s);
                return -1;
        }

        namelen = sizeof local;
        rv = getsockname(s, (struct sockaddr *)&local, &namelen);
        close(s);
        if (rv < 0)
                return -1;

        memcpy(iface, &local.sin_addr, sizeof local.sin_addr);
        return 0;
}