3 files changed, 34 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/source/OSSupport/Socket.cpp b/source/OSSupport/Socket.cpp
index cad120fbe..e0cecc0e3 100644
--- a/source/OSSupport/Socket.cpp
+++ b/source/OSSupport/Socket.cpp
@@ -207,14 +207,30 @@ unsigned long cSocket::INTERNET_ADDRESS_LOCALHOST(void)
 
 
 
-int cSocket::Bind(SockAddr_In& a_Address)
+int cSocket::BindToAny(unsigned short a_Port)
 {
 	sockaddr_in local;
 	memset(&local, 0, sizeof(local));
 
-	local.sin_family = a_Address.Family;
-	local.sin_addr.s_addr = a_Address.Address;
-	local.sin_port = htons((u_short)a_Address.Port);
+	local.sin_family = AF_INET;
+	local.sin_addr.s_addr = 0;
+	local.sin_port = htons((u_short)a_Port);
+
+	return bind(m_Socket, (sockaddr*)&local, sizeof(local));
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+int cSocket::BindToLocalhost(unsigned short a_Port)
+{
+	sockaddr_in local;
+	memset(&local, 0, sizeof(local));
+
+	local.sin_family = AF_INET;;
+	local.sin_addr.s_addr = INTERNET_ADDRESS_LOCALHOST();
+	local.sin_port = htons((u_short)a_Port);
 
 	return bind(m_Socket, (sockaddr*)&local, sizeof(local));
 }
diff --git a/source/OSSupport/Socket.h b/source/OSSupport/Socket.h
index 43a80dca5..71ec99fad 100644
--- a/source/OSSupport/Socket.h
+++ b/source/OSSupport/Socket.h
@@ -62,8 +62,20 @@ public:
 	static const short ADDRESS_FAMILY_INTERNET = 2;
 	static const unsigned long INTERNET_ADDRESS_ANY = 0;
 	static unsigned long INTERNET_ADDRESS_LOCALHOST(void);  // 127.0.0.1 represented in network byteorder; must be a function due to GCC :(
+	static const unsigned short ANY_PORT = 0;  // When given to Bind() functions, they will find a free port
 
-	int Bind( SockAddr_In& a_Address );
+	/// Binds to the specified port on "any" interface (0.0.0.0)
+	int BindToAny(unsigned short a_Port);
+	
+	/*
+	// TODO:
+	/// Binds to the specified port
+	int BindToAny6(unsigned short a_Port);
+	*/
+	
+	/// Binds to the specified port on localhost interface (127.0.0.1) through IPv4
+	int BindToLocalhost(unsigned short a_Port);
+	
 	int Listen( int a_Backlog );
 	cSocket Accept();
 	int Connect(SockAddr_In & a_Address);  // Returns 0 on success, !0 on failure
diff --git a/source/OSSupport/SocketThreads.cpp b/source/OSSupport/SocketThreads.cpp
index 5058f3313..943293f5c 100644
--- a/source/OSSupport/SocketThreads.cpp
+++ b/source/OSSupport/SocketThreads.cpp
@@ -433,11 +433,7 @@ bool cSocketThreads::cSocketThread::Start(void)
 		LOGERROR("Cannot create a Control socket for a cSocketThread (\"%s\"); continuing, but server may be unreachable from now on.", cSocket::GetLastErrorString().c_str());
 		return false;
 	}
-	cSocket::SockAddr_In Addr;
-	Addr.Family = cSocket::ADDRESS_FAMILY_INTERNET;
-	Addr.Address = cSocket::INTERNET_ADDRESS_LOCALHOST();
-	Addr.Port = 0;  // Any free port is okay
-	if (m_ControlSocket2.Bind(Addr) != 0)
+	if (m_ControlSocket2.BindToLocalhost(cSocket::ANY_PORT) != 0)
 	{
 		LOGERROR("Cannot bind a Control socket for a cSocketThread (\"%s\"); continuing, but server may be unreachable from now on.", cSocket::GetLastErrorString().c_str());
 		m_ControlSocket2.CloseSocket();