--- linux-2.6.22.12/net/ipv4/af_inet.c	2007-11-06 10:36:20.000000000 -0800
+++ linux-2.6.22.12-mcast/net/ipv4/af_inet.c	2007-11-15 12:36:53.000000000 -0800
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ int inet_bind(struct socket *sock, struc
 	s_addr1 = s_addr;
 	s_addr2 = 0xffffffffl;
 
+	chk_addr_ret = inet_addr_type(s_addr);
 	vxdprintk(VXD_CBIT(net, 3),
 		"inet_bind(%p)* %p,%p;%lx " NIPQUAD_FMT,
 		sk, sk->sk_nx_info, sk->sk_socket,
@@ -469,11 +470,11 @@ int inet_bind(struct socket *sock, struc
 			s_addr1 = ipv4root;
 		} else if (s_addr != v4_bcast) {
 			/* normal address bind */
-			if (!addr_in_nx_info(nxi, s_addr))
+			if (!addr_in_nx_info(nxi, s_addr) &&
+			    chk_addr_ret != RTN_MULTICAST)
 				return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 		}
 	}
-	chk_addr_ret = inet_addr_type(s_addr);
 
 	vxdprintk(VXD_CBIT(net, 3),
 		"inet_bind(%p) " NIPQUAD_FMT ", " NIPQUAD_FMT ", " NIPQUAD_FMT,




NX_CAPABLE