1 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/source/cSocket.cpp b/source/cSocket.cpp
index 00f10154b..245342fab 100644
--- a/source/cSocket.cpp
+++ b/source/cSocket.cpp
@@ -267,6 +267,34 @@ int cSocket::Connect(SockAddr_In & a_Address)
 

 

 

+int cSocket::Connect(const AString & a_HostNameOrAddr, unsigned short a_Port)

+{

+	// First try IP Address string to hostent conversion, because it's faster

+	unsigned long addr = inet_addr(a_HostNameOrAddr.c_str());

+	hostent * hp = gethostbyaddr((char*)&addr, sizeof(addr), AF_INET);

+	if (hp == NULL)

+	{

+		// It is not an IP Address string, but rather a regular hostname, resolve:

+		hp = gethostbyname(a_HostNameOrAddr.c_str());

+		if (hp == NULL)

+		{

+			LOGWARN("cTCPLink: Could not resolve hostname \"%s\"", a_HostNameOrAddr.c_str());

+			CloseSocket();

+			return false;

+		}

+	}

+

+	sockaddr_in server;

+	server.sin_addr.s_addr = *((unsigned long*)hp->h_addr);

+	server.sin_family = AF_INET;

+	server.sin_port = htons( (unsigned short)a_Port );

+	return connect(m_Socket, (sockaddr *)&server, sizeof(server));

+}

+

+

+

+

+

 int cSocket::Receive(char* a_Buffer, unsigned int a_Length, unsigned int a_Flags)

 {

 	return recv(m_Socket, a_Buffer, a_Length, a_Flags);