Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 09:48:41 -0700 From: Chris Doherty <chris-freebsd@randomcamel.net> To: java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: getLocalHost() Always Returns Loopback? Message-ID: <20040407164841.GS18887@zot.electricrain.com> In-Reply-To: <49533.134.84.153.235.1081353399.squirrel@www2.neuroflux.com> References: <49533.134.84.153.235.1081353399.squirrel@www2.neuroflux.com>
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On Wed, Apr 07, 2004 at 09:56:39AM -0600, Ryan Sommers said:
> I'm having a lot of difficulty getting InetAddress.getLocalHost() to
> return anything besides the loopback address. After hours of scouring
> google I've found this is a common problem. Most of the solutions have to
> deal with the java.policy file.
additional specific data points that don't solve your problem:
Windows 2000, Weblogic JDK 1.3.1_03: returns non-loopback
Linux (kernel 2.6), JDK 1.4.2_01: returns non-loopback
FreeBSD -stable from 8 Jan 2004, native JDK 1.3.1-p9: returns loopback
FreeBSD -stable from 8 Jan 2004, linux JDK 1.3.1_10: returns loopback
chris
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Chris Doherty
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