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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/conf/inspircd.conf.example | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/listensocket.cpp | 14 |
2 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/docs/conf/inspircd.conf.example b/docs/conf/inspircd.conf.example index 7883ca6d3..a24510956 100644 --- a/docs/conf/inspircd.conf.example +++ b/docs/conf/inspircd.conf.example @@ -171,6 +171,12 @@ # To change it on a running bind, you'll have to comment it out, # rehash, comment it in and rehash again. defer="0" + + # free: When this is enabled the listener will be created regardless of + # whether the interface that provides the bind address is available. This + # is useful for if you are starting InspIRCd on boot when the server may + # not have brought the network interfaces up yet. + free="no" > <bind address="" port="6660-6669" type="clients"> diff --git a/src/listensocket.cpp b/src/listensocket.cpp index 13aebf75f..d09f5e624 100644 --- a/src/listensocket.cpp +++ b/src/listensocket.cpp @@ -54,6 +54,20 @@ ListenSocket::ListenSocket(ConfigTag* tag, const irc::sockets::sockaddrs& bind_t } #endif + if (tag->getBool("free")) + { + socklen_t enable = 1; +#if defined IP_FREEBIND // Linux 2.4+ + setsockopt(fd, SOL_IP, IP_FREEBIND, &enable, sizeof(enable)); +#elif defined IP_BINDANY // FreeBSD + setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_BINDANY, &enable, sizeof(enable)); +#elif defined SO_BINDANY // NetBSD/OpenBSD + setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BINDANY, &enable, sizeof(enable)); +#else + (void)enable; +#endif + } + SocketEngine::SetReuse(fd); int rv = SocketEngine::Bind(this->fd, bind_to); if (rv >= 0) |