command -v nc >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
                { echo >&2 "nc is not available: skipping TSO tests"; return; }
 
-       # listen on IPv*_DST, capture TCP into $TMPFILE
+       # listen on port 9000, capture TCP into $TMPFILE
        if [ "${PROTO}" == "IPv4" ] ; then
                IP_DST=${IPv4_DST}
                ip netns exec ${NS3} bash -c \
-                       "nc -4 -l -s ${IPv4_DST} -p 9000 > ${TMPFILE} &"
+                       "nc -4 -l -p 9000 > ${TMPFILE} &"
        elif [ "${PROTO}" == "IPv6" ] ; then
                IP_DST=${IPv6_DST}
                ip netns exec ${NS3} bash -c \
-                       "nc -6 -l -s ${IPv6_DST} -p 9000 > ${TMPFILE} &"
+                       "nc -6 -l -p 9000 > ${TMPFILE} &"
                RET=$?
        else
                echo "    test_gso: unknown PROTO: ${PROTO}"