fprintf(stderr, "\tadd [flags signal|subflow|backup|fullmesh] [id <nr>] [dev <name>] <ip>\n");
        fprintf(stderr, "\tdel <id> [<ip>]\n");
        fprintf(stderr, "\tget <id>\n");
-       fprintf(stderr, "\tset <ip> [flags backup|nobackup|fullmesh|nofullmesh] [port <nr>]\n");
+       fprintf(stderr, "\tset [<ip>] [id <nr>] flags [no]backup|[no]fullmesh [port <nr>]\n");
        fprintf(stderr, "\tflush\n");
        fprintf(stderr, "\tdump\n");
        fprintf(stderr, "\tlimits [<rcv addr max> <subflow max>]\n");
        u_int32_t flags = 0;
        u_int16_t family;
        int nest_start;
+       int use_id = 0;
+       u_int8_t id;
        int off = 0;
-       int arg;
+       int arg = 2;
 
        memset(data, 0, sizeof(data));
        nh = (void *)data;
        nest->rta_len = RTA_LENGTH(0);
        off += NLMSG_ALIGN(nest->rta_len);
 
-       /* addr data */
-       rta = (void *)(data + off);
-       if (inet_pton(AF_INET, argv[2], RTA_DATA(rta))) {
-               family = AF_INET;
-               rta->rta_type = MPTCP_PM_ADDR_ATTR_ADDR4;
-               rta->rta_len = RTA_LENGTH(4);
-       } else if (inet_pton(AF_INET6, argv[2], RTA_DATA(rta))) {
-               family = AF_INET6;
-               rta->rta_type = MPTCP_PM_ADDR_ATTR_ADDR6;
-               rta->rta_len = RTA_LENGTH(16);
+       if (!strcmp(argv[arg], "id")) {
+               if (++arg >= argc)
+                       error(1, 0, " missing id value");
+
+               use_id = 1;
+               id = atoi(argv[arg]);
+               rta = (void *)(data + off);
+               rta->rta_type = MPTCP_PM_ADDR_ATTR_ID;
+               rta->rta_len = RTA_LENGTH(1);
+               memcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), &id, 1);
+               off += NLMSG_ALIGN(rta->rta_len);
        } else {
-               error(1, errno, "can't parse ip %s", argv[2]);
+               /* addr data */
+               rta = (void *)(data + off);
+               if (inet_pton(AF_INET, argv[arg], RTA_DATA(rta))) {
+                       family = AF_INET;
+                       rta->rta_type = MPTCP_PM_ADDR_ATTR_ADDR4;
+                       rta->rta_len = RTA_LENGTH(4);
+               } else if (inet_pton(AF_INET6, argv[arg], RTA_DATA(rta))) {
+                       family = AF_INET6;
+                       rta->rta_type = MPTCP_PM_ADDR_ATTR_ADDR6;
+                       rta->rta_len = RTA_LENGTH(16);
+               } else {
+                       error(1, errno, "can't parse ip %s", argv[arg]);
+               }
+               off += NLMSG_ALIGN(rta->rta_len);
+
+               /* family */
+               rta = (void *)(data + off);
+               rta->rta_type = MPTCP_PM_ADDR_ATTR_FAMILY;
+               rta->rta_len = RTA_LENGTH(2);
+               memcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), &family, 2);
+               off += NLMSG_ALIGN(rta->rta_len);
        }
-       off += NLMSG_ALIGN(rta->rta_len);
 
-       /* family */
-       rta = (void *)(data + off);
-       rta->rta_type = MPTCP_PM_ADDR_ATTR_FAMILY;
-       rta->rta_len = RTA_LENGTH(2);
-       memcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), &family, 2);
-       off += NLMSG_ALIGN(rta->rta_len);
+       if (++arg >= argc)
+               error(1, 0, " missing flags keyword");
 
-       for (arg = 3; arg < argc; arg++) {
+       for (; arg < argc; arg++) {
                if (!strcmp(argv[arg], "flags")) {
                        char *tok, *str;
 
                } else if (!strcmp(argv[arg], "port")) {
                        u_int16_t port;
 
+                       if (use_id)
+                               error(1, 0, " port can't be used with id");
+
                        if (++arg >= argc)
                                error(1, 0, " missing port value");