diff --git a/src/client.cpp b/src/client.cpp
index c2acb87..52e9426 100644
--- a/src/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client.cpp
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ ContextImpl::ContextImpl(const Config& conf, const evbase& tcp_loop)
     searchBuckets.resize(nBuckets);
 
     std::set<SockAddr> bcasts;
-    for(auto& addr : searchTx.interfaces()) {
+    for(auto& addr : searchTx.broadcasts()) {
         addr.setPort(0u);
         bcasts.insert(addr);
     }
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index 2b79621..3b37247 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void expandAddrList(const std::vector<std::string>& ifaces,
             continue;
         }
 
-        for(auto& addr : dummy.interfaces(&saddr)) {
+        for(auto& addr : dummy.broadcasts(&saddr)) {
             addr.setPort(0u);
             bcasts.push_back(addr.tostring());
         }
diff --git a/src/describe.cpp b/src/describe.cpp
index 6c5499f..2fe713a 100644
--- a/src/describe.cpp
+++ b/src/describe.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ std::ostream& target_information(std::ostream& strm)
 
         strm<<indent{}<<"osiSockDiscoverBroadcastAddresses() ->\n";
         Indented J(strm);
-        for(auto& addr : dummy.interfaces()) {
+        for(auto& addr : dummy.broadcasts()) {
             strm<<indent{}<<addr.tostring()<<"\n";
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/evhelper.cpp b/src/evhelper.cpp
index ae32ec9..56889f0 100644
--- a/src/evhelper.cpp
+++ b/src/evhelper.cpp
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ void evsocket::mcast_iface(const SockAddr& iface) const
     // IPV6_MULTICAST_IF
 }
 
-std::vector<SockAddr> evsocket::interfaces(const SockAddr* match)
+std::vector<SockAddr> evsocket::broadcasts(const SockAddr* match)
 {
     if(match && match->family()!=AF_INET) {
         throw std::logic_error("osiSockDiscoverBroadcastAddresses() only understands AF_INET");
diff --git a/src/evhelper.h b/src/evhelper.h
index 3ba095f..cbb711a 100644
--- a/src/evhelper.h
+++ b/src/evhelper.h
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ struct PVXS_API evsocket
     void mcast_iface(const SockAddr& iface) const;
 
     //! wraps osiSockDiscoverBroadcastAddresses()
-    std::vector<SockAddr> interfaces(const SockAddr* match=nullptr);
+    std::vector<SockAddr> broadcasts(const SockAddr* match=nullptr);
 };
 
 } // namespace impl
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index d5b429e..c13573d 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ Server::Pvt::Pvt(const Config &conf)
              * is to bind a second socket to the interface broadcast address,
              * which will then receive only broadcasts.
              */
-            for(auto bcast : dummy.interfaces(&addr)) {
+            for(auto bcast : dummy.broadcasts(&addr)) {
                 bcast.setPort(addr.port());
                 listeners.push_back(manager.onSearch(bcast,
                                                      std::bind(&Pvt::onSearch, this, std::placeholders::_1) ));
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ Server::Pvt::Pvt(const Config &conf)
         // i[1] host
         // mix together first interface and all local bcast addresses
         pun.i[1] ^= ntohl(osiLocalAddr(dummy.sock).ia.sin_addr.s_addr);
-        for(auto& addr : dummy.interfaces()) {
+        for(auto& addr : dummy.broadcasts()) {
             if(addr.family()==AF_INET)
                 pun.i[1] ^= ntohl(addr->in.sin_addr.s_addr);
         }