Server Bind using a name instead of an ip

[silverspectre]

is there a reason for using a ip address in the server bind option -b 0.0.0.0 instead of a dns name like -b server1

i am using JBoss 4.2.3 and was wondering if it was possible to use a dns instead of IP, is it best practice to use IP?

[ljhiyh]

Hi luke,

You can also use server name like following :

~~~

   wildfly_home/bin/standalone.sh -b server1

~~~

-b  option is same as $jboss.bind.address, which means if you set the option, it will replace of the system property in standalone-*.xml

~~~

<interface name="public">

            <inet-address value="${jboss.bind.address:127.0.0.1}"/>

</interface>

~~

However, I recommend that you use IP address directly because it would be faster. IP address do not need to find anything like name which should be changed to IP via /etc/hosts or DNS server.

Moreover, sometimes it cause some issues to search DNS server for the right IP.

I hope it would help you.

Thanks,

Jooho Lee.

[silverspectre]

Thankyou Kindly Jooho,