--- /home/ecki/NET-TOOLS/net-tools-1.60.org/lib/interface.c	2001-02-10 20:31:15.000000000 +0100
+++ /home/ecki/NET-TOOLS/net-tools-1.60.org/lib/interface.c	2004-07-30 03:13:37.000000000 +0200
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ 
     return err;
 }
 
-static char *get_name(char *name, char *p)
+char *get_name(char *name, char *p)
 {
     while (isspace(*p))
 	p++;
@@ -206,16 +206,19 @@ 
 	if (isspace(*p))
 	    break;
 	if (*p == ':') {	/* could be an alias */
-	    char *dot = p, *dotname = name;
-	    *name++ = *p++;
-	    while (isdigit(*p))
-		*name++ = *p++;
-	    if (*p != ':') {	/* it wasn't, backup */
-		p = dot;
-		name = dotname;
+		char *dot = p++;
+ 		while (*p && isdigit(*p)) p++;
+		if (*p == ':') {
+			/* Yes it is, backup and copy it. */
+			p = dot;
+			*name++ = *p++;
+			while (*p && isdigit(*p)) {
+				*name++ = *p++;
+			}
+		} else {
+			/* No, it isn't */
+			p = dot;
 	    }
-	    if (*p == '\0')
-		return NULL;
 	    p++;
 	    break;
 	}