4 files changed, 30 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/check_ssh.c b/plugins/check_ssh.c
index f3a351e6..421fc01c 100644
--- a/plugins/check_ssh.c
+++ b/plugins/check_ssh.c
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ process_arguments (int argc, char **argv)
         static struct option long_options[] = {
                 {"version", no_argument, 0, 'V'},
                 {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
+                {"use-ipv4", no_argument, 0, '4'},
+                {"use-ipv6", no_argument, 0, '6'},
                 {"verbose", no_argument, 0, 'v'},
                 {"timeout", required_argument, 0, 't'},
                 {"host", required_argument, 0, 'H'},
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ process_arguments (int argc, char **argv)
                         strcpy (argv[c], "-t");
 
         while (1) {
-                c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "+Vhvt:H:p:", long_options, &option_index);
+                c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "+Vhv46t:H:p:", long_options, &option_index);
 
                 if (c == -1 || c == EOF)
                         break;
@@ -104,6 +106,12 @@ process_arguments (int argc, char **argv)
                                 usage ("Timeout Interval must be an integer!\n\n");
                         socket_timeout = atoi (optarg);
                         break;
+                case '4':
+                        address_family = AF_INET;
+                        break;
+                case '6':
+                        address_family = AF_INET6;
+                        break;
                 case 'H':                                                                       /* host */
                         if (is_host (optarg) == FALSE)
                                 usage ("Invalid hostname/address\n");
@@ -217,7 +225,10 @@ print_usage (void)
                 ("Usage:\n"
                  " %s -t [timeout] -p [port] <host>\n"
                  " %s -V prints version info\n"
-                 " %s -h prints more detailed help\n", progname, progname, progname);
+                 " %s -4 use IPv4 connection\n"
+                 " %s -6 use IPv6 connection\n"
+                 " %s -h prints more detailed help\n", 
+                 progname, progname, progname, progname, progname);
 }
 
 /* end of check_ssh.c */
diff --git a/plugins/check_tcp.c b/plugins/check_tcp.c
index f4fe5f40..0f19c01e 100644
--- a/plugins/check_tcp.c
+++ b/plugins/check_tcp.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ This plugin tests %s connections with the specified host.\n";
 const char *option_summary = "\
 -H host -p port [-w warn_time] [-c crit_time] [-s send_string]\n\
         [-e expect_string] [-q quit_string] [-m maxbytes] [-d delay]\n\
-  [-t to_sec] [-r refuse_state] [-v]\n";
+        [-t to_sec] [-r refuse_state] [-v] [-4] [-6]\n";
 
 const char *options = "\
  -H, --hostname=ADDRESS\n\
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ const char *options = "\
     address if possible to bypass DNS lookup).\n\
  -p, --port=INTEGER\n\
     Port number\n\
+ -4, --use-ipv4\n\
+    Use IPv4 connection\n\
+ -6, --use-ipv6\n\
+    Use IPv6 connection\n\
  -s, --send=STRING\n\
     String to send to the server\n\
  -e, --expect=STRING\n\
@@ -392,6 +396,8 @@ process_arguments (int argc, char **argv)
                 {"quit", required_argument, 0, 'q'},
                 {"delay", required_argument, 0, 'd'},
                 {"refuse", required_argument, 0, 'r'},
+                {"use-ipv4", no_argument, 0, '4'},
+                {"use-ipv6", no_argument, 0, '6'},
                 {"verbose", no_argument, 0, 'v'},
                 {"version", no_argument, 0, 'V'},
                 {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
@@ -419,7 +425,7 @@ process_arguments (int argc, char **argv)
         }
 
         while (1) {
-                c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "+hVvH:s:e:q:m:c:w:t:p:C:W:d:Sr:",
+                c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "+hVv46H:s:e:q:m:c:w:t:p:C:W:d:Sr:",
                                  long_options, &option_index);
 
                 if (c == -1 || c == EOF || c == 1)
@@ -439,6 +445,12 @@ process_arguments (int argc, char **argv)
                 case 'v':                 /* verbose mode */
                         verbose = TRUE;
                         break;
+                case '4':
+                        address_family = AF_INET;
+                        break;
+                case '6':
+                        address_family = AF_INET6;
+                        break;
                 case 'H':                 /* hostname */
                         if (is_host (optarg) == FALSE)
                                 usage2 ("invalid host name or address", optarg);
diff --git a/plugins/netutils.c b/plugins/netutils.c
index c567df53..dc679e2a 100644
--- a/plugins/netutils.c
+++ b/plugins/netutils.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 int socket_timeout = DEFAULT_SOCKET_TIMEOUT; 
 int econn_refuse_state = STATE_CRITICAL;
 int was_refused = FALSE;
+int address_family = AF_UNSPEC;
 
 /* handles socket timeouts */
 void
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ my_connect (char *host_name, int port, int *sd, int proto)
         int result;
 
         memset (&hints, 0, sizeof (hints));
-        hints.ai_family = PF_UNSPEC;
+        hints.ai_family = address_family;
         hints.ai_protocol = proto;
         hints.ai_socktype = (proto == IPPROTO_UDP) ? SOCK_DGRAM : SOCK_STREAM;
 
diff --git a/plugins/netutils.h b/plugins/netutils.h
index 2ad0dba2..8f534976 100644
--- a/plugins/netutils.h
+++ b/plugins/netutils.h
@@ -61,3 +61,4 @@ int is_hostname (char *);
 extern int socket_timeout;
 extern int econn_refuse_state;
 extern int was_refused;
+extern int address_family;