}
	if peerSet.IsEmpty() {
		// Local peer can be empty in FS or Erasure coded mode.
		// If so, return globalMinioHost + globalMinioPort value.
		if host != "" {
			return net.JoinHostPort(host, port)
		}

		return net.JoinHostPort("127.0.0.1", port)
	}
	return peerSet.ToSlice()[0]
}

// GetProxyEndpointLocalIndex returns index of the local proxy endpoint

	lc := &net.ListenConfig{}

	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second)
	defer cancel()

	l, err := lc.Listen(ctx, "tcp", net.JoinHostPort(host, port))
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// As we are able to listen on this network, the port is not in use.
	// Close the listener and continue check other networks.
	return l.Close()

		}
		// hold the port
		l, err := net.Listen("TCP", fmt.Sprintf(":%s", p.String()))
		if err == nil {
			defer l.Close()
		}
		consoleAddr = net.JoinHostPort("", p.String())
	}

	if _, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(consoleAddr); err != nil {
		logger.FatalIf(err, "Unable to start listening on console port")
	}

	if consoleAddr == addr {

		PassivePorts:   portRange,
		PublicIP:       publicIP,
	})
	if err != nil {
		logger.Fatal(err, "unable to initialize FTP server")
	}

	logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("%s listening on %s", name, net.JoinHostPort(publicIP, strconv.Itoa(port))))

	if err = ftpServer.ListenAndServe(); err != nil {
		logger.Fatal(err, "unable to start FTP server")
	}

				}
			})
			return nil
		},
	}

	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second)
	defer cancel()

	l, err := lc.Listen(ctx, "tcp", net.JoinHostPort(host, port))
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// As we are able to listen on this network, the port is not in use.
	// Close the listener and continue check other networks.
	return l.Close()

			return baseDialCtx(ctx, "tcp", addr)
		}

		ips, err := lookupHost(ctx, host)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}

		for _, ip := range ips {
			conn, err = baseDialCtx(ctx, "tcp", net.JoinHostPort(ip, port))
			if err == nil {
				break
			}
		}

		return
	}

		ipList = append(ipList, mustGetLocalIP6().ToSlice()...)
	} else {
		ipList = []string{globalMinioConsoleHost}
	}

	for _, ip := range ipList {
		endpoint := fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s", getURLScheme(globalIsTLS), net.JoinHostPort(ip, globalMinioConsolePort))
		consoleEndpoints = append(consoleEndpoints, endpoint)
	}

	return consoleEndpoints
}

func getAPIEndpoints() (apiEndpoints []string) {
	if globalMinioEndpoint != "" {

		if globalBrowserRedirectURL != nil {
			return globalBrowserRedirectURL
		}
		xhost, err := xnet.ParseHost(r.Host)
		if err != nil {
			return nil
		}
		return &xnet.URL{
			Host: net.JoinHostPort(xhost.Name, globalMinioConsolePort),
			Scheme: func() string {
				scheme := "http"
				if r.TLS != nil {
					scheme = "https"
				}
				return scheme
			}(),
		}
	}
	return nil
}

			addrs.Add(net.JoinHostPort(ip.String(), globalMinioPort))
		}
	}
	host, _ := mustSplitHostPort(globalMinioAddr)
	if host != "" {
		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
		defer cancel()

		haddrs, err := globalDNSCache.LookupHost(ctx, host)
		if err == nil {
			for _, addr := range haddrs {
				addrs.Add(net.JoinHostPort(addr, globalMinioPort))
			}
		} else {

}

// returns a slice of hosts by reading a slice of DNS records
func getHostsSlice(records []dns.SrvRecord) []string {
	hosts := make([]string, len(records))
	for i, r := range records {
		hosts[i] = net.JoinHostPort(r.Host, string(r.Port))
	}
	return hosts
}

// returns an online host (and corresponding port) from a slice of DNS records
func getHostFromSrv(records []dns.SrvRecord) (host string) {