Thanks IsuruP. I have written a javascript method for jaggery applications
to get the current address of the server[1].

[1] - https://gist.github.com/dulichan/9577696

Cheers~


On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 10:06 AM, Isuru Perera <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> The 'carbon.local.ip' system property is set from CarbonServerManager
> class [1].
>
> System.setProperty(ServerConstants.LOCAL_IP_ADDRESS, 
> NetworkUtils.getLocalHostname());
>
> This NetworkUtils class [2] internally calls an Axis2 Util class [3] to
> get the hostname.
>
> hostName = org.apache.axis2.util.Utils.getIpAddress();
>
> With this way, we cannot make sure which IP will be returned at runtime if
> there a multiple network interfaces.
>
> We deal this in production by setting proper hostnames in carbon.xml for
> HostName and MgtHostName. We also set hostnames/IP addresses for all other
> configurations.
>
> IMHO, the code should not depend on this 'carbon.local.ip' system
> property. The code should always get the hostname via some configuration
> value.
>
> If you also need to make sure the transport is bound to one network, you
> need to look at each transport configuration.
>
> For Servlet transport, you may use address property in Tomcat connectors
> [4].
>
> For Synapse NIO, you can use bind-address property in axis2.xml transport
> configuration.
>
> The bind-address is not yet implemented for Synapse passthrough transport
> [5].
>
> Thanks!
>
> Best Regards,
>
> [1]
> https://svn.wso2.org/repos/wso2/carbon/kernel/branches/4.2.0/core/org.wso2.carbon.core/4.2.0/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/core/init/CarbonServerManager.java
> [2]
> https://svn.wso2.org/repos/wso2/carbon/kernel/branches/4.2.0/core/org.wso2.carbon.utils/4.2.0/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/utils/NetworkUtils.java
> [3]
> http://axis.apache.org/axis2/java/core/api/org/apache/axis2/util/Utils.html#getIpAddress%28%29
> [4] http://wiki.apache.org/tomcat/FAQ/Connectors#Q6
> [5]
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21601792/wso2-api-manager-how-to-listen-passthroughhttplistener-on-single-ip-address
>
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 9:16 AM, Chan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi folks,
>> How does carbon recognize the local ip of the machine? For example if the
>> machine has two ips what will be used as the ip for the 'carbon.local.ip'
>> system property? I had a strange issue when I am connected to the wifi and
>> connected using a dongle as well - carbon picks up the dongle ip rather
>> than the network ip. If this is the accepted behavior - how does it deal in
>> production?
>>
>> Cheers~
>>
>> --
>>  Chan (Dulitha Wijewantha)
>> Software Engineer - Mobile Development
>> WSO2Mobile
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>
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>



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