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
}

		}
		// 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 {

}

// 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) {

		for _, endpoint := range endpoints.Endpoints {
			if endpoint.IsLocal && endpoint.Type() == URLEndpointType {
				return endpoint.Host
			}
		}
	}

	return net.JoinHostPort(globalMinioHost, globalMinioPort)
}

// fetches a random number between range min-max.
func getRandomRange(min, max int, seed int64) int {
	// special value -1 means no explicit seeding.
	if seed != -1 {

pkg net, func InterfaceAddrs() ([]Addr, error)
pkg net, func InterfaceByIndex(int) (*Interface, error)
pkg net, func InterfaceByName(string) (*Interface, error)
pkg net, func Interfaces() ([]Interface, error)
pkg net, func JoinHostPort(string, string) string
pkg net, func Listen(string, string) (Listener, error)
pkg net, func ListenIP(string, *IPAddr) (*IPConn, error)
pkg net, func ListenMulticastUDP(string, *Interface, *UDPAddr) (*UDPConn, error)