--- libelwix/src/net.c	2014/11/26 00:34:27	1.10.10.5
+++ libelwix/src/net.c	2014/12/11 01:51:24	1.10.10.6
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@elwix.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: net.c,v 1.10.10.5 2014/11/26 00:34:27 misho Exp $
+* $Id: net.c,v 1.10.10.6 2014/12/11 01:51:24 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -551,14 +551,23 @@ e_getifacebyname(const char *psIface, sockaddr_t * __r
 sockaddr_t *
 e_getlinkbyname(const char *psHost, sockaddr_t * __restrict addr)
 {
-	if (!addr)
+	ait_val_t v;
+	sockaddr_t *a = addr;
+
+	if (!psHost || !addr)
 		return NULL;
 	else
 		memset(addr, 0, sizeof(sockaddr_t));
 
+	AIT_INIT_VAL2(&v, string);
+	if (!strchr(psHost, '.'))
+		AIT_SET_STR(&v, ":");
+	AIT_SET_STRCAT(&v, psHost);
+
 	addr->sdl.sdl_len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_dl);
-	if (e_link_addr(psHost, &addr->sdl))
-		return NULL;
+	if (e_link_addr(AIT_GET_STR(&v), &addr->sdl))
+		a = NULL;
 
-	return addr;
+	AIT_FREE_VAL(&v);
+	return a;
 }