use Socket;
use IO::Socket qw(AF_INET SOCK_DGRAM INADDR_ANY);
- # This can fail if localhost is undefined or the
- # special 'loopback' address 127.0.0.1 is not configured
- # on your system. (/etc/rc.config.d/netconfig on HP-UX.)
- # As a shortcut (not recommended) you could change 'localhost'
- # here to be the name of this machine eg 'myhost.mycompany.com'.
-
$udpa = IO::Socket::INET->new(Proto => 'udp', LocalAddr => 'localhost')
- or die "$! (maybe your system does not have the 'localhost' address defined)";
+ || IO::Socket::INET->new(Proto => 'udp', LocalAddr => '127.0.0.1')
+ or die "$! (maybe your system does not have a localhost at all, 'localhost' or 127.0.0.1)";
print "ok 1\n";
$udpb = IO::Socket::INET->new(Proto => 'udp', LocalAddr => 'localhost')
- or die "$! (maybe your system does not have the 'localhost' address defined)";
+ || IO::Socket::INET->new(Proto => 'udp', LocalAddr => '127.0.0.1')
+ or die "$! (maybe your system does not have a localhost at all, 'localhost' or 127.0.0.1)";
print "ok 2\n";