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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/connect.c b/lib/connect.c
index 1b7a55b5a..125d388d8 100644
--- a/lib/connect.c
+++ b/lib/connect.c
@@ -213,7 +213,11 @@ static CURLcode bindlocal(struct connectdata *conn,
char myhost[256] = "";
in_addr_t in;
- if(Curl_if2ip(data->set.device, myhost, sizeof(myhost))) {
+ /* First check if the given name is an IP address */
+ in=inet_addr(data->set.device);
+
+ if((in == INADDR_NONE) &&
+ Curl_if2ip(data->set.device, myhost, sizeof(myhost))) {
/*
* We now have the numerical IPv4-style x.y.z.w in the 'myhost' buffer
*/