diff --git a/ndhc/netlink.c b/ndhc/netlink.c
index 79cea95..9d32a1d 100644
--- a/ndhc/netlink.c
+++ b/ndhc/netlink.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <net/if.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <poll.h>
 
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ void handle_nl_message(struct client_state_t *cs)
 
 int nl_getifdata(struct client_state_t *cs)
 {
-    if (nl_sendgetlink(cs->nlFd))
+    if (nl_sendgetlink(cs->nlFd, time(NULL)))
         return -1;
 
     for (int pr = 0; !pr;) {
diff --git a/ndhc/nl.c b/ndhc/nl.c
index 996bd1f..2cb55df 100644
--- a/ndhc/nl.c
+++ b/ndhc/nl.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
-#include <time.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include "log.h"
 #include "nl.h"
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@ int nl_foreach_nlmsg(char *buf, size_t blen, uint32_t portid,
     return 0;
 }
 
-int nl_sendgetlink(int fd)
+int nl_sendgetlink(int fd, int seq)
 {
     char nlbuf[512];
     struct nlmsghdr *nlh = (struct nlmsghdr *)nlbuf;
@@ -153,7 +152,37 @@ int nl_sendgetlink(int fd)
     nlh->nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof (struct rtattr));
     nlh->nlmsg_type = RTM_GETLINK;
     nlh->nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_ROOT;
-    nlh->nlmsg_seq = time(NULL);
+    nlh->nlmsg_seq = seq;
+
+    struct sockaddr_nl addr = {
+        .nl_family = AF_NETLINK,
+    };
+retry_sendto:
+    r = sendto(fd, nlbuf, nlh->nlmsg_len, 0,
+               (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof addr);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        if (errno == EINTR)
+            goto retry_sendto;
+        else {
+            log_warning("%s: netlink sendto socket failed: %s",
+                        __func__, strerror(errno));
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int nl_sendgetaddr(int fd, int seq)
+{
+    char nlbuf[512];
+    struct nlmsghdr *nlh = (struct nlmsghdr *)nlbuf;
+    ssize_t r;
+
+    memset(nlbuf, 0, sizeof nlbuf);
+    nlh->nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof (struct rtattr));
+    nlh->nlmsg_type = RTM_GETADDR;
+    nlh->nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_ROOT;
+    nlh->nlmsg_seq = seq;
 
     struct sockaddr_nl addr = {
         .nl_family = AF_NETLINK,
diff --git a/ndhc/nl.h b/ndhc/nl.h
index 463b7e6..653caac 100644
--- a/ndhc/nl.h
+++ b/ndhc/nl.h
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ extern ssize_t nl_recv_buf(int fd, char *buf, size_t blen);
 typedef int (*nlmsg_foreach_fn)(const struct nlmsghdr *, void *);
 extern int nl_foreach_nlmsg(char *buf, size_t blen, uint32_t portid,
                             nlmsg_foreach_fn pfn, void *fnarg);
-extern int nl_sendgetlink(int fd);
+extern int nl_sendgetlink(int fd, int seq);
+extern int nl_sendgetaddr(int fd, int seq);
 
 extern int nl_open(int nltype, int nlgroup, int *nlportid);