@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ static int multiaddr_list(int argc, char **argv)
static int multiaddr_modify(int cmd, int argc, char **argv)
{
struct ifreq ifr = {};
+ int family;
int fd;
if (cmd == RTM_NEWADDR)
@@ -324,7 +325,17 @@ static int multiaddr_modify(int cmd, int argc, char **argv)
exit(-1);
}
- fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+ switch (preferred_family) {
+ case AF_INET6:
+ case AF_PACKET:
+ case AF_INET:
+ family = preferred_family;
+ break;
+ default:
+ family = AF_INET;
+ }
+
+ fd = socket(family, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
if (fd < 0) {
perror("Cannot create socket");
exit(1);