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-rw-r--r--contrib/check_dhcp.c8
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/contrib/check_dhcp.c b/contrib/check_dhcp.c
index 24b82f98..2aea579d 100644
--- a/contrib/check_dhcp.c
+++ b/contrib/check_dhcp.c
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ int receive_dhcp_packet(void *buffer, int buffer_size, int sock, int timeout, st
/* creates a socket for DHCP communication */
int create_dhcp_socket(void){
struct sockaddr_in myname;
+ struct ifreq interface;
int sock;
int flag=1;
@@ -549,6 +550,13 @@ int create_dhcp_socket(void){
exit(STATE_UNKNOWN);
}
+ /* bind socket to interface */
+ strncpy(interface.ifr_ifrn.ifrn_name,network_interface_name,IFNAMSIZ);
+ if(setsockopt(sock,SOL_SOCKET,SO_BINDTODEVICE,(char *)&interface,sizeof(interface))<0){
+ printf("Error: Could not bind socket to interface %s. Check your privileges...\n",network_interface_name);
+ exit(STATE_UNKNOWN);
+ }
+
/* bind the socket */
if(bind(sock,(struct sockaddr *)&myname,sizeof(myname))<0){
printf("Error: Could not bind to DHCP socket (port %d)! Check your privileges...\n",DHCP_CLIENT_PORT);