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diff --git a/src/shared/socket-util.c b/src/shared/socket-util.c
index 38729a25b8..e3e54e8e08 100644
--- a/src/shared/socket-util.c
+++ b/src/shared/socket-util.c
@@ -727,3 +727,22 @@ bool sockaddr_equal(const union sockaddr_union *a, const union sockaddr_union *b
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;
+}