diff -uNrp samba-3.2.4.org/source/param/loadparm.c samba-3.2.4.new/source/param/loadparm.c
--- samba-3.2.4.org/source/param/loadparm.c	2008-09-18 15:49:02.000000000 +0900
+++ samba-3.2.4.new/source/param/loadparm.c	2008-12-06 01:19:12.000000000 +0900
@@ -4987,7 +4987,6 @@ FN_GLOBAL_STRING(lp_remote_announce, &Gl
 FN_GLOBAL_STRING(lp_remote_browse_sync, &Globals.szRemoteBrowseSync)
 FN_GLOBAL_LIST(lp_wins_server_list, &Globals.szWINSservers)
 FN_GLOBAL_LIST(lp_interfaces, &Globals.szInterfaces)
-FN_GLOBAL_STRING(lp_socket_address, &Globals.szSocketAddress)
 FN_GLOBAL_STRING(lp_nis_home_map_name, &Globals.szNISHomeMapName)
 static FN_GLOBAL_STRING(lp_announce_version, &Globals.szAnnounceVersion)
 FN_GLOBAL_LIST(lp_netbios_aliases, &Globals.szNetbiosAliases)
@@ -9473,3 +9472,19 @@ int lp_min_receive_file_size(void)
 	}
 	return MIN(Globals.iminreceivefile, BUFFER_SIZE);
 }
+
+
+/*******************************************************************
+ If socket address is an empty character string, it is necessary to 
+ define it as "0.0.0.0". 
+********************************************************************/
+
+const char *lp_socket_address(void)
+{
+	char *sock_addr = Globals.szSocketAddress;
+	
+	if (sock_addr[0] == '\0'){
+		string_set(&Globals.szSocketAddress, "0.0.0.0");
+	}
+	return  Globals.szSocketAddress;
+}
diff -uNrp samba-3.2.4.org/source/smbd/server.c samba-3.2.4.new/source/smbd/server.c
--- samba-3.2.4.org/source/smbd/server.c	2008-09-18 15:49:02.000000000 +0900
+++ samba-3.2.4.new/source/smbd/server.c	2008-12-06 01:20:18.000000000 +0900
@@ -465,9 +465,8 @@ static bool open_sockets_smbd(bool is_da
 		char *sock_tok;
 		const char *sock_ptr;
 
-		if (sock_addr[0] == '\0' ||
-				strequal(sock_addr, "0.0.0.0") ||
-				strequal(sock_addr, "::")) {
+		if (strequal(sock_addr, "0.0.0.0") ||
+		    strequal(sock_addr, "::")) {
 #if HAVE_IPV6
 			sock_addr = "::,0.0.0.0";
 #else