make_socket

# File lib/rinda/ring.rb, line 410
    def make_socket(address) # :nodoc:
      addrinfo = Addrinfo.udp(address, @port)

      soc = Socket.new(addrinfo.pfamily, addrinfo.socktype, addrinfo.protocol)

      if addrinfo.ipv4_multicast? then
        soc.setsockopt(Socket::Option.ipv4_multicast_loop(1))
        soc.setsockopt(Socket::Option.ipv4_multicast_ttl(@multicast_hops))
      elsif addrinfo.ipv6_multicast? then
        soc.setsockopt(:IPPROTO_IPV6, :IPV6_MULTICAST_LOOP, true)
        soc.setsockopt(:IPPROTO_IPV6, :IPV6_MULTICAST_HOPS,
                       [@multicast_hops].pack('I'))
        soc.setsockopt(:IPPROTO_IPV6, :IPV6_MULTICAST_IF,
                       [@multicast_interface].pack('I'))
      else
        soc.setsockopt(:SOL_SOCKET, :SO_BROADCAST, true)
      end

      soc.connect(addrinfo)

      soc
    end