Bind ServerSocket only to localhost

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Dirk Bromberg - 08 Aug 2006 10:08 GMT

Hi,

i want to create a ServerSocket, wich only accepts connections from
localhost 127.0.0.1. Is this possible?

Thanks

Dirk

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Gordon Beaton - 08 Aug 2006 10:14 GMT

> i want to create a ServerSocket, wich only accepts connections from
> localhost 127.0.0.1. Is this possible?

Yes. Did you forget to read the API documentation?

You can specify a bind address in the ServerSocket constructor.

/gordon

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Dirk Bromberg - 08 Aug 2006 10:23 GMT

Hi,

sorry have seen it..

is there a default backlog?

Thanks.

Dirk

Gordon Beaton schrieb:

>> i want to create a ServerSocket, wich only accepts connections from
>> localhost 127.0.0.1. Is this possible?
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>
> /gordon

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Gordon Beaton - 08 Aug 2006 10:30 GMT

> is there a default backlog?

In JDK 1.5 it seems to be 50. However the value is treated differently
on different operating systems.

/gordon

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Dirk Bromberg - 08 Aug 2006 10:33 GMT

Thanks.

I've testet it. It works.

Dirk

Gordon Beaton schrieb:

>> is there a default backlog?
>
> In JDK 1.5 it seems to be 50. However the value is treated differently
> on different operating systems.
>
> /gordon

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