--- libelwix/src/net.c	2013/06/10 14:49:48	1.4.2.1
+++ libelwix/src/net.c	2013/06/20 14:55:23	1.6
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@elwix.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: net.c,v 1.4.2.1 2013/06/10 14:49:48 misho Exp $
+* $Id: net.c,v 1.6 2013/06/20 14:55:23 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -46,7 +46,52 @@ SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include "global.h"
 
 
+static char hexlist[] = "0123456789abcdef";
+
 /*
+ * e_link_ntoa() - String ethernet address from link address
+ *
+ * @sdl = link address
+ * return: =NULL error or !=NULL ethernet address, should be e_free()
+ */
+char *
+e_link_ntoa(const struct sockaddr_dl *sdl)
+{
+	static char obuf[64];
+	char *out = obuf;
+	int i;
+	u_char *in = (u_char*) LLADDR(sdl);
+	u_char *inlim = in + sdl->sdl_alen;
+	int firsttime = 1;
+
+	if (sdl->sdl_nlen) {
+		memcpy(obuf, sdl->sdl_data, sdl->sdl_nlen);
+		out += sdl->sdl_nlen;
+		if (sdl->sdl_alen)
+			*out++ = '!';
+	}
+
+	while (in < inlim) {
+		if (firsttime)
+			firsttime ^= firsttime;
+		else
+			*out++ = ':';
+		i = *in++;
+		if (i > 0xf) {
+			out[1] = hexlist[i & 0xf];
+			i >>= 4;
+		} else
+			out[1] = hexlist[0];
+
+		out[0] = hexlist[i];
+		out += 2;
+	}
+
+	*out = 0;
+	return obuf;
+}
+
+/*
  * e_ether_ntoa() - Convert ethernet address to string
  *
  * @n = ethernet address structure, like struct ether_addr
@@ -162,7 +207,7 @@ e_n2addr(sockaddr_t * __restrict addr, ait_val_t * __r
 			ret = addr->sun.sun_path;
 			break;
 		case AF_LINK:
-			if (!(s = link_ntoa(&addr->sdl))) {
+			if (!(s = e_link_ntoa(&addr->sdl))) {
 				LOGERR;
 				return ret;
 			} else