Squeak listening to specific IP Addresses?

Nevin Pratt nevin at smalltalkpro.com
Tue Jan 20 01:11:35 UTC 2004


Nevin Pratt wrote:

>
>
> If you mean to say: one image listening on port 80, on a machine that 
> is multi-homed at IP addresses 1.2.3.4 and 5.6.7.8, then "YES".
>
> If you mean to say: two different images, one listening on 1.2.3.4:80, 
> and the other listening on 5.6.7.8:80, then "NO"
>
> Here is another example:
>
> One image can listen on port 80, and "throws away" requests that 
> weren't directed to IP 1.2.3.4, thus it is "listening" only to 
> 1.2.3.4:80.
>
> Another image running on the same machine listens to port 8080, and 
> "throws away" requests that weren't directed to IP 5.6.7.8, thus it is 
> "listening" only to 5.6.7.8:8080.
>
> The two images can even forward requests back-and-forth to each other 
> (and thus serve as a network bridge between the two IP's).
>
> But they can't both be listening on port 80.  That won't work.
>
> Nevin
>

Judging from the other replies, it looks like there has been some 
changes/improvements.  Good deal.

Nevin

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