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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