ServerAddress Property  
 

Gets and sets the address that will be used by the server to listen for connections.

Syntax

object.ServerAddress [= address ]

Remarks

The ServerAddress property is used to specify the default address that the server will use when listening for connections. By default the server will accept connections on any appropriately configured network adapter. If an address is specified, it must be a valid Internet address that is bound to a network adapter configured on the local system. Clients will only be able to connect to the server using that specific address.

If an IPv6 address is specified as the server address, the system must have an IPv6 stack installed and configured, otherwise the function will fail.

To listen for connections on any suitable IPv4 interface, specify the special dotted-quad address "0.0.0.0". You can accept connections from clients using either IPv4 or IPv6 on the same socket by specifying the special IPv6 address "::0", however this is only supported on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 or later platforms. If no local address is specified, then the server will only listen for connections from clients using IPv4. This behavior is by design for backwards compatibility with systems that do not have an IPv6 TCP/IP stack installed.

It is common to set this property to the value 127.0.0.1 for testing purposes. It is a non-routable address that specifies the local system, and most software firewalls are configured so they do not block applications using this address.

Data Type

String

See Also

ExternalAddress Property, ServerName Property, ServerPort Property, Start Method