Index: netcat-openbsd-1.203/netcat.c =================================================================== --- netcat-openbsd-1.203.orig/netcat.c +++ netcat-openbsd-1.203/netcat.c @@ -1190,7 +1190,10 @@ remote_connect(const char *host, const c ahints.ai_flags = AI_PASSIVE; if ((error = getaddrinfo(sflag, pflag, &ahints, &ares))) errx(1, "getaddrinfo: %s", gai_strerror(error)); - +#ifdef IP_BIND_ADDRESS_NO_PORT + if(sflag && !pflag) + setsockopt(s, SOL_IP, IP_BIND_ADDRESS_NO_PORT, &on, sizeof(on)); +#endif if (bind(s, (struct sockaddr *)ares->ai_addr, ares->ai_addrlen) < 0) err(1, "bind failed");