--- libelwix/src/net.c	2014/11/17 23:00:36	1.10.10.3
+++ libelwix/src/net.c	2014/11/26 00:30:37	1.10.10.4
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@elwix.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: net.c,v 1.10.10.3 2014/11/17 23:00:36 misho Exp $
+* $Id: net.c,v 1.10.10.4 2014/11/26 00:30:37 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -95,6 +95,25 @@ e_link_ntoa(const struct sockaddr_dl *sdl)
 }
 
 /*
+ * e_link_addr() - String ethernet address to link address
+ *
+ * @mac = ethernet address
+ * @sdl = link address
+ * return: -1 error or 0 ok
+ */
+int
+e_link_addr(const char *mac, struct sockaddr_dl * __restrict sdl)
+{
+	if (!mac || !sdl)
+		return -1;
+	if (!sdl->sdl_len)
+		sdl->sdl_len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_dl);
+
+	link_addr(mac, sdl);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
  * e_ether_ntoa() - Convert ethernet address to string
  *
  * @n = ethernet address structure, like struct ether_addr
@@ -518,6 +537,27 @@ e_getifacebyname(const char *psIface, sockaddr_t * __r
 			break;
 		}
 	freeifaddrs(ifa);
+
+	return addr;
+}
+
+/*
+ * e_getlinkbyname() - Get host ethernet address and make network structure
+ *
+ * @psHost = Host ethernet address
+ * @addr = Network address structure
+ * return: NULL error or !=NULL network structure
+ */
+sockaddr_t *
+e_getlinkbyname(const char *psHost, sockaddr_t * __restrict addr)
+{
+	if (!addr)
+		return NULL;
+	else
+		memset(addr, 0, sizeof(sockaddr_t));
+
+	addr->sdl.sdl_len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_dl);
+	e_link_addr(psHost, &addr->sdl);
 
 	return addr;
 }