memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(addr));
    addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
    addr.sin_addr.s_addr = getAddress(interface);
    addr.sin_port = htons(port);
    if (setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, 
                   &reuse_addr, sizeof(reuse_addr)) < 0) {
	    error("Unable to setsockopt");
    }


    int result = 0;
    result = bind(sock, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof(addr));
    if (result < 0) {
      char *message;
      sprintf(message, "Unable to bind to listen port (error code %d)", result);
	    error(message);
    }