diff --git a/openbsc/src/ipaccess-find.c b/openbsc/src/ipaccess-find.c
index e495a4f..f469b67 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/ipaccess-find.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/ipaccess-find.c
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@
 		goto err;
 
 #if 0
+	/* we cannot bind, since the response packets don't come from
+	 * the broadcast address */
+	sa.sin_family = AF_INET;
+	sa.sin_port = htons(3006);
+	inet_aton("255.255.255.255", &sa.sin_addr);
+
 	rc = connect(fd, (struct sockaddr *)&sa, sizeof(sa));
 	if (rc < 0)
 		goto err;
@@ -127,6 +133,13 @@
 	if (len < 0)
 		return len;
 
+	/* 2 bytes length, 1 byte protocol (0xfe) */
+	if (buf[2] != 0xfe)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (buf[4] != IPAC_MSGT_ID_RESP)
+		return 0;
+
 	return parse_response(buf+6, len-6);
 }