diff -u syslog-ng-1.9.9.orig/src/afinet.c syslog-ng-1.9.9/src/afinet.c
--- syslog-ng-1.9.9.orig/src/afinet.c	2006-02-12 12:03:15.000000000 +0000
+++ syslog-ng-1.9.9/src/afinet.c	2006-03-30 13:53:46.868514000 +0100
@@ -56,6 +56,24 @@
 }
 
 static void
+afinet_set_ttl(GSockAddr *addr, gint ttl)
+{
+  if (addr)
+    {
+      if (ttl>=0 && ttl<=255)
+        {
+	  addr->ttl = (char) ttl;
+	}
+        else
+        {
+          msg_error("Error ttl must be higher than zero and less than 255",
+                        NULL);
+          return;
+        }
+    }  
+}
+
+static void
 afinet_set_ip(GSockAddr *addr, gchar *ip)
 {
   if (addr && !inet_aton(ip, &((struct sockaddr_in *) &addr->sa)->sin_addr))
@@ -120,6 +138,14 @@
 }
 
 void 
+afinet_dd_set_ttl(LogDriver *s, gint ttl)
+{
+  AFInetDestDriver *self = (AFInetDestDriver *) s;
+  
+  afinet_set_ttl(self->super.dest_addr, ttl);
+}
+
+void 
 afinet_dd_set_localip(LogDriver *s, gchar *ip)
 {
   AFInetDestDriver *self = (AFInetDestDriver *) s;
diff -u syslog-ng-1.9.9.orig/src/afinet.h syslog-ng-1.9.9/src/afinet.h
--- syslog-ng-1.9.9.orig/src/afinet.h	2006-02-11 07:37:58.000000000 +0000
+++ syslog-ng-1.9.9/src/afinet.h	2006-03-30 14:30:20.328514000 +0100
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 LogDriver *afinet_dd_new(gchar *host, gint port, guint flags);
 void afinet_dd_set_localport(LogDriver *self, gint port, gchar *service, gchar *proto);
 void afinet_dd_set_destport(LogDriver *self, gint port, gchar *service, gchar *proto);
+void afinet_dd_set_ttl(LogDriver *self, gint ttl);
 void afinet_dd_set_localip(LogDriver *self, gchar *ip);
 void afinet_dd_set_sync_freq(LogDriver *self, gint sync_freq);
 
diff -u syslog-ng-1.9.9.orig/src/cfg-grammar.y syslog-ng-1.9.9/src/cfg-grammar.y
--- syslog-ng-1.9.9.orig/src/cfg-grammar.y	2006-02-26 08:31:44.000000000 +0000
+++ syslog-ng-1.9.9/src/cfg-grammar.y	2006-03-30 14:30:43.368514000 +0100
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 
 /* socket related options */
 %token KW_KEEP_ALIVE KW_MAX_CONNECTIONS
-%token KW_LOCALIP KW_IP KW_LOCALPORT KW_PORT KW_DESTPORT 
+%token KW_LOCALIP KW_IP KW_LOCALPORT KW_PORT KW_DESTPORT KW_TTL
 
 /* misc options */
 %token KW_USE_TIME_RECVD
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@
 dest_afinet_option
 	: KW_LOCALIP '(' string ')'		{ afinet_dd_set_localip(last_driver, $3); free($3); }
 	| KW_PORT '(' NUMBER ')'		{ afinet_dd_set_destport(last_driver, $3, NULL, NULL); }
+	| KW_TTL '(' NUMBER ')'			{ afinet_dd_set_ttl(last_driver, $3); }
 	| dest_writer_option
 	;
 
diff -u syslog-ng-1.9.9.orig/src/cfg-lex.l syslog-ng-1.9.9/src/cfg-lex.l
--- syslog-ng-1.9.9.orig/src/cfg-lex.l	2006-02-26 08:31:35.000000000 +0000
+++ syslog-ng-1.9.9/src/cfg-lex.l	2006-03-30 13:39:40.568514000 +0100
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
 	{ "ip",			KW_IP },
 	{ "localport",		KW_LOCALPORT },
 	{ "port",		KW_PORT },
+	{ "ttl",		KW_TTL },
 	{ "destport",		KW_DESTPORT },
 	{ "owner",		KW_OWNER },
 	{ "group",		KW_GROUP },
diff -u syslog-ng-1.9.9.orig/src/gsockaddr.c syslog-ng-1.9.9/src/gsockaddr.c
--- syslog-ng-1.9.9.orig/src/gsockaddr.c	2006-03-30 14:32:54.008514000 +0100
+++ syslog-ng-1.9.9/src/gsockaddr.c	2006-03-30 13:52:14.488514000 +0100
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@
     }
   else
     {
+      if (g_ttl(fd, remote))
+        {
+	  return G_IO_STATUS_ERROR;
+	}
       return G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL;
     }
 }
@@ -287,6 +291,7 @@
   GSockAddrFuncs *sa_funcs;
   int salen;
   struct sockaddr_in sin;
+  char ttl;
 } GSockAddrInet;
 
 /*+ private function to prepare an IPv4 style bind, e.g. set
@@ -361,6 +366,7 @@
       addr->sin.sin_family = AF_INET;
       addr->sin.sin_port = htons(port);
       addr->sin.sin_addr = ina;
+      addr->ttl = 0;
       addr->sa_funcs = &inet_sockaddr_funcs;
     }
   return (GSockAddr *) addr;
@@ -396,6 +402,9 @@
             }
         }
     }
+
+  addr->ttl = 0;
+  
   return (GSockAddr *) addr;
   
 }
@@ -421,6 +430,7 @@
   addr->flags = 0;
   addr->salen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
   addr->sin = *sin;
+  addr->ttl = 0;
   addr->sa_funcs = &inet_sockaddr_funcs;
   
   return (GSockAddr *) addr;
@@ -439,6 +449,7 @@
   GSockAddrFuncs *sa_funcs;
   int salen;
   struct sockaddr_in sin;
+  char ttl;
   gpointer options;
   guint options_length;
   guint16 min_port, max_port, last_port;
@@ -459,6 +470,9 @@
       g_error("SockAddrInetRange, invalid range given; min_port='%d', max_port='%d'", addr->min_port, addr->max_port);
       return G_IO_STATUS_ERROR;
     }
+
+  addr->ttl = 0;
+  
   for (port = addr->last_port; port <= addr->max_port; port++)
     {
       /* attempt to bind */
@@ -502,6 +516,7 @@
   addr->sin.sin_family = AF_INET;
   inet_aton(ip, &addr->sin.sin_addr);
   addr->sin.sin_port = 0;
+  addr->ttl = 0;
   addr->sa_funcs = &inet_range_sockaddr_funcs;
   if (max_port > min_port)
     {
@@ -529,6 +544,7 @@
   GSockAddrFuncs *sa_funcs;
   int salen;
   struct sockaddr_in6 sin6;
+  char ttl;
 } GSockAddrInet6;
 
 /*+ format an IPv6 address into human readable form */
@@ -582,6 +598,7 @@
   addr->sin6.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
   inet_pton(AF_INET6, ip, &addr->sin6.sin6_addr);
   addr->sin6.sin6_port = htons(port);
+  addr->ttl = 0;
   addr->sa_funcs = &inet6_sockaddr_funcs;
   
   return (GSockAddr *) addr;
@@ -609,6 +626,7 @@
   addr->flags = 0;
   addr->salen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6);
   addr->sin6 = *sin6;
+  addr->ttl = 0;
   addr->sa_funcs = &inet6_sockaddr_funcs;
   
   return (GSockAddr *) addr;
@@ -651,6 +669,47 @@
   return 0;
 }
 
+int
+g_ttl(int fd, GSockAddr *addr)
+{
+  if (addr->ttl == 0)
+  {
+    return 0;
+  }
+	
+  switch (addr->sa.sa_family)
+    {
+#if ENABLE_IPV6
+      case AF_INET6:
+	if (IN6_IS_ADDR_MULTICAST(&(((GSockAddrInet6 *) addr)->sin6.sin6_addr)))
+	  {
+            if (setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_MULTICAST_HOPS, &addr->ttl, sizeof(addr->ttl)) < 0)
+		return 1;
+	  }
+	else
+	  {
+	    if (setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_UNICAST_HOPS, &addr->ttl, sizeof(addr->ttl)) < 0)
+		return 1;
+	  }
+	break;
+#endif
+      case AF_INET:
+	if (IN_MULTICAST(ntohl(((GSockAddrInet *) addr)->sin.sin_addr.s_addr)))
+	  {
+            if (setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_MULTICAST_TTL, &addr->ttl, sizeof(addr->ttl)) < 0)
+		return 1;
+	  }
+	else
+	  {
+	    if (setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_TTL, &addr->ttl, sizeof(addr->ttl)) < 0)
+		return 1;
+	  }
+	break;
+    }
+  
+  return 0;
+}
+
 /* AF_UNIX socket address */
 
 /*+
diff -u syslog-ng-1.9.9.orig/src/gsockaddr.h syslog-ng-1.9.9/src/gsockaddr.h
--- syslog-ng-1.9.9.orig/src/gsockaddr.h	2006-03-30 14:32:54.008514000 +0100
+++ syslog-ng-1.9.9/src/gsockaddr.h	2006-03-30 14:31:24.218514000 +0100
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
   GSockAddrFuncs *sa_funcs;
   int salen;
   struct sockaddr sa;
+  char ttl;
 } GSockAddr;
 
 struct _GSockAddrFuncs 
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@
 #endif
 
 int g_in_multicast(int fd, GSockAddr *addr);
+int g_ttl(int fd, GSockAddr *addr);
 
 GSockAddr *g_sockaddr_unix_new(gchar *name);
 GSockAddr *g_sockaddr_unix_new2(struct sockaddr_un *s_un, int sunlen);