Re: Local interface used for outbound network connections

[Mario Lang <mlang@delysid.org>]

storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) writes:

> Mario Lang <mlang@delysid.org> writes:
>
>> For IRC DCC connection, we need a reliable way to optain the IP
>> address we're reachable via.  Normally, IRC clients do this by calling
>> getsockname on the connection they have to the IRC server.  This
>> returns the interface used + port number.
>
> I definitely intended make-network-process to make this info
> available, but I forgot to implement it.  Thanks for reminding me :-)
>
> I have just committed the following changes to CVS:

Thanks a lot!  Tested, and works here.

(defun erc-dcc-get-host (proc)
  (let ((sockaddr (plist-get (process-contact erc-process t) :local)))
    (when sockaddr
        (mapconcat #'number-to-string (subseq sockaddr 0 4) "."))))

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