--- MPlayer-20040922/libmpdemux/network.c.orig	2004-11-25 06:08:38.000000000 +0000
+++ MPlayer-20040922/libmpdemux/network.c	2004-11-25 06:20:53.000000000 +0000
@@ -1089,6 +1089,11 @@
 	if( socket_server_fd==-1 ) {
 		mp_msg(MSGT_NETWORK,MSGL_ERR,"Failed to create socket\n");
 		return -1;
+	} else {
+		int on = 1;
+		if (setsockopt(socket_server_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &on, sizeof(on))) {
+			mp_msg(MSGT_NETWORK, MSGL_ERR, "SO_REUSEADDR failed\n");	// non-fatal
+		}
 	}
 
 	if( isalpha(url->hostname[0]) ) {