how to bind raw socket to specific interface

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My application is running on CentOS 5.5. I'm using raw socket to send data:

sd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_RAW, IPPROTO_RAW);
if (sd < 0) {
  // Error
}
const int opt_on = 1;
rc = setsockopt(m_SocketDescriptor, IPPROTO_IP, IP_HDRINCL, &opt_on, sizeof(opt_on));
if (rc < 0) {
  close(sd);
  // Error
}
struct sockaddr_in sin;
memset(&sin, 0, sizeof(sin));
sin.sin_family = AF_INET;
sin.sin_addr.s_addr = my_ip_address;

if (sendto(m_SocketDescriptor, DataBuffer, (size_t)TotalSize, 0, (struct sockaddr *)&sin, sizeof(struct sockaddr)) < 0)  {
  close(sd);
  // Error
}

How can I bind this socket to specific network interface (say eth1)?

raw-sockets sockets linux c network-programming
3 Answers

Bind socket to specific interface IP address

int bind_using_iface_ip(int fd, char *ipaddr, uint16_t port)
{
    struct sockaddr_in localaddr = {0};
    localaddr.sin_family    = AF_INET;
    localaddr.sin_port  = htons(port);
    localaddr.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(ipaddr);
    return bind(fd, (struct sockaddr*) &localaddr, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in));
}

Bind socket to specific interface name

int bind_using_iface_name(int fd, char *iface_name)
{
    return setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BINDTODEVICE, iface_name, strlen(iface_name))
}

In bind_using_iface_ip, to bind to any port 0 should be passed. And also if the fd is raw socket then need to pass port as 0. This bind mechanism is common for all kind of sockets like raw, dgram and stream.

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