Added loopback addresses to published endpoints if no other adresses are available (ICE-8622)

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/cpp/src/Ice/Network.cpp b/cpp/src/Ice/Network.cpp
index 09508a02737..b97c8834bcf 100755
--- a/cpp/src/Ice/Network.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/Ice/Network.cpp
@@ -1686,6 +1686,11 @@ IceInternal::getHostsForEndpointExpand(const string& host, ProtocolSupport proto
                 hosts.push_back(inetAddrToString(*p));
             }
         }
+        if(hosts.empty() && !includeLoopback)
+        {
+            // Return loopback if only loopback is available no other local addresses are available.
+            return getHostsForEndpointExpand(host, protocolSupport, true);
+        }
     }
     return hosts; // An empty host list indicates to just use the given host.
 }