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-rw-r--r--drivers/unix/socket_helpers.h7
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/unix/socket_helpers.h b/drivers/unix/socket_helpers.h
index 5ef9ad3088..5b42c13eae 100644
--- a/drivers/unix/socket_helpers.h
+++ b/drivers/unix/socket_helpers.h
@@ -124,6 +124,13 @@ static int _socket_create(IP::Type &p_type, int type, int protocol) {
WARN_PRINT("Unable to set/unset IPv4 address mapping over IPv6");
}
}
+ if (protocol == IPPROTO_UDP && p_type != IP::TYPE_IPV6) {
+ // Enable broadcasting for UDP sockets if it's not IPv6 only (IPv6 has no broadcast option).
+ int broadcast = 1;
+ if (setsockopt(sockfd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BROADCAST, (char *)&broadcast, sizeof(broadcast)) != 0) {
+ WARN_PRINT("Error when enabling broadcasting");
+ }
+ }
return sockfd;
}