Index: sipXtackLib/src/resparse/res_init.c
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--- sipXtackLib/src/resparse/res_init.c	(revision 9756)
+++ sipXtackLib/src/resparse/res_init.c	(working copy)
@@ -243,16 +243,16 @@
         unsigned long defaultAddr = osSocketGetDefaultBindAddress();
         struct in_addr naddr;
     
-        if (localIp || localIp[0] == 0)
+        if (localIp == NULL || localIp[0] == 0)
         {
-            //osSocketGetHostIp(szBuff);
+            // localIp Not specified - use default
             naddr.S_un.S_addr = defaultAddr;
             szBuff = inet_ntoa(naddr);
             strncpy(szLocalIp, szBuff, 32);
         }
         else
         {
-            if (localIp && localIp[0] != 0 && strcmp(szLocalIp, localIp) == 0)
+            if (strcmp(szLocalIp, localIp) == 0)
             {
                 return 0; // no need to init again if the ip
                         // address is the same as the last call