+
+bool sockaddr_equal(const union sockaddr_union *a, const union sockaddr_union *b) {
+ assert(a);
+ assert(b);
+
+ if (a->sa.sa_family != b->sa.sa_family)
+ return false;
+
+ if (a->sa.sa_family == AF_INET)
+ return a->in.sin_addr.s_addr == b->in.sin_addr.s_addr;
+
+ if (a->sa.sa_family == AF_INET6)
+ return memcmp(&a->in6.sin6_addr, &b->in6.sin6_addr, sizeof(a->in6.sin6_addr)) == 0;
+
+ return false;
+}
+
+char* ether_addr_to_string(const struct ether_addr *addr, char buffer[ETHER_ADDR_TO_STRING_MAX]) {
+ assert(addr);
+ assert(buffer);
+
+ /* Like ether_ntoa() but uses %02x instead of %x to print
+ * ethernet addresses, which makes them look less funny. Also,
+ * doesn't use a static buffer. */
+
+ sprintf(buffer, "%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x",
+ addr->ether_addr_octet[0],
+ addr->ether_addr_octet[1],
+ addr->ether_addr_octet[2],
+ addr->ether_addr_octet[3],
+ addr->ether_addr_octet[4],
+ addr->ether_addr_octet[5]);
+
+ return buffer;
+}