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diff --git a/documentation/toaster-manual/toaster-manual-setup-and-use.xml b/documentation/toaster-manual/toaster-manual-setup-and-use.xml index 77291c1eea..62a0b63dd7 100644 --- a/documentation/toaster-manual/toaster-manual-setup-and-use.xml +++ b/documentation/toaster-manual/toaster-manual-setup-and-use.xml | |||
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61 | </para> | 61 | </para> |
62 | </section> | 62 | </section> |
63 | 63 | ||
64 | <section id='setting-a-different-address'> | 64 | <section id='setting-up-external-access'> |
65 | <title>Setting a Different Address</title> | 65 | <title>Setting up External Access</title> |
66 | 66 | ||
67 | <para> | 67 | <para> |
68 | By default, Toaster binds to the loop back address | 68 | By default, Toaster binds to the loop back address |
69 | (i.e. localhost). | 69 | (i.e. localhost), which does not allow access from |
70 | You can use the <filename>WEBPORT</filename> parameter to | 70 | external hosts. To allow external access, use the |
71 | set a different host. | 71 | <filename>WEBPORT</filename> parameter to open an |
72 | For example, the following command sets the host and port | 72 | address that connects to the network, specifically the |
73 | to "0.0.0.0:8400": | 73 | IP address that your NIC uses to connect to the network. |
74 | You can also bind to all IP addresses the computer | ||
75 | supports by using the shortcut | ||
76 | "0.0.0.0:<replaceable>port</replaceable>". | ||
77 | </para> | ||
78 | |||
79 | <para> | ||
80 | The following example binds to all IP addresses on the | ||
81 | host: | ||
74 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 82 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
75 | $ source toaster start webport=0.0.0.0:8400 | 83 | $ source toaster start webport=0.0.0.0:8400 |
76 | </literallayout> | 84 | </literallayout> |
85 | This example binds to a specific IP address on the host's | ||
86 | NIC: | ||
87 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
88 | $ source toaster start webport=192.168.1.1:8400 | ||
89 | </literallayout> | ||
77 | </para> | 90 | </para> |
78 | </section> | 91 | </section> |
79 | 92 | ||