sendto gives error with PF_PACKET

HI !!

I would like to send a raw packet over the network  -
Below is the code I have written -
When I do a strace - I see that the sendto call is sending to if0 for some reason - MY Lan card is eth0.
for the sockaddr_ll structure YOU CAN ONLY SPECIFY THE INTERFACE INDEX ----
AM I MISSING SOMEHING ???? Is this whats causing the error? i have attached the strace for the bind call too.

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 int sockfd, portno=4500, n;
  struct sockaddr_in serv_addr;
  struct hostent *server;
  struct sockaddr_ll link1, myaddr;
  struct sockaddr from, to;
 
  struct ifreq ifr;  
  char hwaddr[6]={0xb5,0x0e,0x50,0x96,0x40,0x00};
  unsigned char proto[2]={0x00, 0x03};
  unsigned char buffer[256];
  unsigned char *pkt;
  pkt = buffer;
 
  memset(buffer, 0 , sizeof(buffer));
  memset(&ifr,0,sizeof(ifr));
 
  memset(&myaddr, '\0' , sizeof(myaddr));
  myaddr.sll_family = AF_PACKET ;
  myaddr.sll_protocol = htons(ETH_P_ALL);
  myaddr.sll_ifindex = 0;

  from.sa_family=AF_PACKET;
  strcpy(from.sa_data,"eth0");
 
 
  memset(&from,0,sizeof(from));
  strcpy(ifr.ifr_name,"eth0");

  ifr.ifr_ifindex=0;
 

  sockfd = socket (PF_PACKET, SOCK_DGRAM, htons(ETH_P_ALL));
 
 
  printf(" Socket call returned %d \n", sockfd);
  printf(" ioctl returns %d ",ioctl(sockfd, SIOCGIWNAME, &ifr));
  printf(" Name is %s \n",&ifr.ifr_name);
 
  /****************************************************************
    Build sockaddr_ll here
  ***************************************************************/

  link1.sll_family=AF_PACKET;
  link1.sll_protocol=0x300;
  link1.sll_hatype=0xFFFF;
  link1.sll_pkttype=PACKET_OUTGOING;
  link1.sll_ifindex = 0 ;
  link1.sll_addr[0]=0xff;
  link1.sll_addr[1]=0xff;
  link1.sll_addr[2]=0xff;
  link1.sll_addr[3]=0xff;
  link1.sll_addr[4]=0xff;
  link1.sll_addr[5]=0xff;
  link1.sll_addr[6]=0x00;
  link1.sll_addr[7]=0x00;
 
  link1.sll_halen = 6;

  /***************************** Finished building sockaddr_11 */

  printf("Binding returns %d \n",bind(sockfd, &link1, sizeof(link1)));
 
 
 
  printf("\n\nEnter Data Message:");
 
  printf("Setting Destination MAC Address\n");
  memcpy(pkt, &hwaddr, 6);
  printf(" -Done \n");
  memcpy(pkt+6, &hwaddr, 6);
  memcpy(pkt+12, &proto ,2);
  printf(" Done protocol \n");
  memcpy(pkt+14, ".DATA.", sizeof(".DATA."));

 
  n=send(sockfd, &pkt,  sizeof(pkt), 0, (struct sockaddr *) &link1, 6 );
  printf(" Bytes Sent %d. Error Number %s\n ",n, strerror(errno));
 
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strace --bind

bind(3,{sin_family=AF_PACKET,proto=0x08, if0, pkttype=2, addr(6)={1,ffffffffffff}, 20) =0

//is successful though

sento() gives the error - No such device or Address?
PLLLLLLEASASSSEE HELLLLLP !!!!
I am DESPARATE -- have been going crazy over this
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Thanks

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