diff -Naur ez-ipupdate-3.0.11b8.orig/ez-ipupdate.c ez-ipupdate-3.0.11b8/ez-ipupdate.c
--- ez-ipupdate-3.0.11b8.orig/ez-ipupdate.c	2011-01-23 19:35:10.885111914 +0100
+++ ez-ipupdate-3.0.11b8/ez-ipupdate.c	2011-01-23 19:35:10.979110667 +0100
@@ -172,6 +172,17 @@
 #  ifdef HAVE_SYS_SOCKIO_H
 #    include <sys/sockio.h>
 #  endif
+#  ifdef __linux__
+/*#  include <linux/if.h> */
+#    include <linux/netlink.h>
+#    include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
+/* Under Linux, we reopen socket in get_if_addr() every time */
+#    define socketopen(sock)
+#    define socketclose(sock)
+#  else
+#    define socketopen(sock) sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0)
+#    define socketclose(sock) close(sock)
+#  endif
 #endif
 
 #include <dprintf.h>
@@ -1605,6 +1616,114 @@
 int get_if_addr(int sock, char *name, struct sockaddr_in *sin)
 {
 #ifdef IF_LOOKUP
+#ifdef __linux__
+	struct {
+		struct nlmsghdr nlmsg_info;
+		struct ifaddrmsg ifaddrmsg_info;
+		char buffer[2048];
+	} req;
+	struct nlmsghdr *curr;
+	int len;
+	char buf[8192];
+
+	/* open a socket and bind it.
+	   Under non-linux, the socket can be kept open, but it seems under
+	   linux we cannot use the same socket for several requests reliable
+	   [although sometimes it works...] */
+	static struct sockaddr_nl local;
+	sock = socket(AF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW, NETLINK_ROUTE);
+	if(sock < 0) {
+		perror("socket");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	local.nl_family = AF_NETLINK;
+	local.nl_pad = 0;
+	local.nl_pid = getpid();
+	local.nl_groups = 0;
+	if(bind(sock, (struct sockaddr*) &local, sizeof(local)) < 0) {
+		perror("bind");
+		close(sock);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
+	req.nlmsg_info.nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(struct ifaddrmsg));
+	req.nlmsg_info.nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_DUMP;
+	req.nlmsg_info.nlmsg_type = RTM_GETADDR;
+	req.nlmsg_info.nlmsg_pid = getpid();
+	req.ifaddrmsg_info.ifa_family = AF_INET;
+	if(send(sock, &req, req.nlmsg_info.nlmsg_len, 0) < 0) {
+		perror("sendmsg(sock)");
+		close(sock);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	len = recv(sock, buf, sizeof(buf), 0);
+	close(sock);
+	if(len < 0) {
+		perror("recv");
+		return -1;
+	} else if(len == 0) {
+		dprintf((stderr, "No interfaces found"));
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	/* Initialize sin except for address */
+	bzero(sin, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in));
+	sin->sin_family = AF_INET;
+
+	/* We take the last non-private IP with matching name */
+	int found = 0;
+	curr = (struct nlmsghdr *) buf;
+	for(; NLMSG_OK(curr, len); curr = NLMSG_NEXT(curr, len)) {
+		struct ifaddrmsg *curraddr = (struct ifaddrmsg *) NLMSG_DATA(curr);
+		struct rtattr *datalist = (struct rtattr *) IFA_RTA(curraddr);
+		int datalen = IFA_PAYLOAD(curr);
+		int mystat = 0;
+		struct in_addr sin_addr;
+		in_addr_t addr;
+		for(; RTA_OK(datalist, datalen); datalist = RTA_NEXT(datalist, datalen)) {
+			switch(datalist->rta_type) {
+			case IFA_LABEL:
+				if(strcmp((char *)RTA_DATA(datalist), name) != 0)
+					mystat = -1;
+				break;
+			case IFA_LOCAL:
+				addr = ((struct in_addr *)RTA_DATA(datalist))->s_addr;
+				/* addr: 192.168.0.0/16 || 172.16.0.0/12 || 10.0.0.0/8 */
+				if(((addr & 0xFFFF) == 0xA8C0)
+				||	((addr & 0xF0FF) == 0x10AC)
+				||	((addr & 0xFF) == 0x0A)) {
+					mystat = -1;
+				}
+				else {
+				/* We must not store yet sin->sin_addr, since name might not match */
+					sin_addr = *((struct in_addr *)RTA_DATA(datalist));
+					mystat = 1;
+				}
+				break;
+			default:
+				break;
+			}
+			if(mystat < 0)
+				break;
+		}
+		if(mystat > 0) {
+			sin->sin_addr = sin_addr;
+			found = 1;
+			/* If you want to take the first non-private IP with matching name
+			   uncomment the next break command:
+			break; */
+		}
+	}
+	if(found) {
+		dprintf((stderr, "%s: %s\n", name, inet_ntoa(sin->sin_addr)));
+		return 0;
+	}
+	dprintf((stderr, "%s: %s\n", name, "has no non-private address"));
+	return -1;
+#else
+/* ifndef __linux__ */
   struct ifreq ifr;
 
   memset(&ifr, 0, sizeof(ifr));
@@ -1638,7 +1757,10 @@
     return -1;
   }
   return -1;
+#endif
+/* endif __linux__ */
 #else
+/* ifndef IF_LOOKUP */
   return -1;
 #endif
 }
@@ -4490,7 +4612,7 @@
 #ifdef IF_LOOKUP
   if(options & OPT_DAEMON)
   {
-    sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+    socketopen(sock);
   }
 #endif
 
@@ -4745,12 +4867,12 @@
           struct sockaddr_in sin;
           int sock;
 
-          sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+          socketopen(sock);
           if(get_if_addr(sock, interface, &sin) != 0)
           {
             exit(1);
           }
-          close(sock);
+          socketclose(sock);
           snprintf(ipbuf, sizeof(ipbuf), "%s", inet_ntoa(sin.sin_addr));
 #else
           fprintf(stderr, "interface lookup not enabled at compile time\n");
@@ -4791,7 +4913,7 @@
         struct sockaddr_in sin;
         int sock;
 
-        sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+        socketopen(sock);
         if(get_if_addr(sock, interface, &sin) == 0)
         {
           if(address) { free(address); }
@@ -4802,7 +4924,7 @@
           show_message("could not resolve ip address for %s.\n", interface);
           exit(1);
         }
-        close(sock);
+        socketclose(sock);
       }
 
       for(i=0; i<ntrys; i++)
@@ -4846,12 +4968,12 @@
           struct sockaddr_in sin;
           int sock;
 
-          sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+          socketopen(sock);
           if(get_if_addr(sock, interface, &sin) != 0)
           {
             exit(1);
           }
-          close(sock);
+          socketclose(sock);
           snprintf(ipbuf, sizeof(ipbuf), "%s", inet_ntoa(sin.sin_addr));
 #else
           fprintf(stderr, "interface lookup not enabled at compile time\n");
@@ -4878,7 +5000,7 @@
   }
 
 #ifdef IF_LOOKUP
-  if(sock > 0) { close(sock); }
+  if(sock > 0) { socketclose(sock); }
 #endif
 
   if(address) { free(address); }