I don't know whether this is a
known bug or a feature, but I have encountered a problem running servlets that
use the InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostAddress() Java method to obtain the
server IP address.I have a dial-up connection to the internet. If I dial up, an
IP number is dynamically assigned to my machine. If I start Apache and JServ up,
then the correct IP number is returned if I use the above method in a
servlet.
If I hang up and redial
in without stopping Apache, a new IP address is assigned to the machine.
However, when the hetHostAddress() method is next called, possibly by a
different servlet, then the old IP address is returned - somehow either Apache
or Jserv has not "let go" of the old IP address. To reset the IP
address in Apache I have to sto and restart Apache.
Is this a known issue?
Thans for any help... Martin
