diff --git a/ping/ping.go b/ping/ping.go
index c9fdc52..5140c2d 100644
--- a/ping/ping.go
+++ b/ping/ping.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type Conn struct {
 	destination netip.Addr
 	source      common.TypedValue[netip.Addr]
 	closed      atomic.Bool
+	readMsg     func(b, oob []byte) (n, oobn int, addr netip.Addr, err error)
 }
 
 func Connect(ctx context.Context, privileged bool, controlFunc control.Func, destination netip.Addr) (*Conn, error) {
@@ -49,6 +50,32 @@ func (c *Conn) connect(controlFunc control.Func) (err error) {
 	} else {
 		c.conn, err = connect(c.privileged, controlFunc, c.destination)
 	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if ipConn, isIPConn := common.Cast[*net.IPConn](c.conn); isIPConn {
+		c.readMsg = func(b, oob []byte) (n, oobn int, addr netip.Addr, err error) {
+			var ipAddr *net.IPAddr
+			n, oobn, _, ipAddr, err = ipConn.ReadMsgIP(b, oob)
+			if err == nil {
+				addr = M.AddrFromNet(ipAddr)
+			}
+			return
+		}
+	} else if udpConn, isUDPConn := common.Cast[*net.UDPConn](c.conn); isUDPConn {
+		c.readMsg = func(b, oob []byte) (n, oobn int, addr netip.Addr, err error) {
+			var addrPort netip.AddrPort
+			n, oobn, _, addrPort, err = udpConn.ReadMsgUDPAddrPort(b, oob)
+			if err == nil {
+				addr = addrPort.Addr()
+			}
+			return
+		}
+	} else if unprivilegedConn, isUnprivilegedConn := c.conn.(*UnprivilegedConn); isUnprivilegedConn {
+		c.readMsg = unprivilegedConn.ReadMsg
+	} else {
+		return E.New("unsupported conn type: ", reflect.TypeOf(c.conn))
+	}
 	return
 }
 
@@ -58,39 +85,12 @@ func (c *Conn) isLinuxUnprivileged() bool {
 
 func (c *Conn) ReadIP(buffer *buf.Buffer) error {
 	if c.destination.Is6() || c.isLinuxUnprivileged() {
-		var readMsg func(b, oob []byte) (n, oobn int, addr netip.Addr, err error)
-		if ipConn, isIPConn := common.Cast[*net.IPConn](c.conn); isIPConn {
-			readMsg = func(b, oob []byte) (n, oobn int, addr netip.Addr, err error) {
-				var ipAddr *net.IPAddr
-				n, oobn, _, ipAddr, err = ipConn.ReadMsgIP(b, oob)
-				if err == nil {
-					addr = M.AddrFromNet(ipAddr)
-				}
-				return
-			}
-		} else if udpConn, isUDPConn := common.Cast[*net.UDPConn](c.conn); isUDPConn {
-			readMsg = func(b, oob []byte) (n, oobn int, addr netip.Addr, err error) {
-				var addrPort netip.AddrPort
-				n, oobn, _, addrPort, err = udpConn.ReadMsgUDPAddrPort(b, oob)
-				if err == nil {
-					addr = addrPort.Addr()
-				}
-				return
-			}
-		} else if unprivilegedConn, isUnprivilegedConn := c.conn.(*UnprivilegedConn); isUnprivilegedConn {
-			readMsg = unprivilegedConn.ReadMsg
-		} else {
-			return E.New("unsupported conn type: ", reflect.TypeOf(c.conn))
-		}
 		if !c.destination.Is6() {
 			oob := ipv4.NewControlMessage(ipv4.FlagTTL)
 			buffer.Advance(header.IPv4MinimumSize)
 			var ttl int
 			// tos int
-			n, oobn, addr, err := readMsg(buffer.FreeBytes(), oob)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
+			n, oobn, addr, err := c.readMsg(buffer.FreeBytes(), oob)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func (c *Conn) ReadIP(buffer *buf.Buffer) error {
 				hopLimit     int
 				trafficClass int
 			)
-			n, oobn, addr, err := readMsg(buffer.FreeBytes(), oob)
+			n, oobn, addr, err := c.readMsg(buffer.FreeBytes(), oob)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}