Hi Tony, Can't you just use different ports? 127.0.0.1:8081 for something and 127.0.0.1:8082 for something else?
Maybe I'm missing what you are trying to do. Scott On Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at 8:28:29 PM UTC-7, TonyM wrote: > > Folks, > > I was exploring various alternatives for the local host addresses in Bob, > TiddlyServer and I expect what I found would be the same for node installs. > > Problem > > - Normally on my home LAN my Bob and tiddly server are accessible on > the LAN > - To keep it tidy and so it did not interfere with my DHCP (fixed) > network address I defined more addresses on my Network adaptor > - Eg Desktop 192.168.1.119 (DHCP) TiddlyServer on 192.168.1.81, Bob > on 192.168.84 > - I have shared this tip previously > - However when I connect to another lan like my hot spot these > addresses are on the Wrong Network eg 192.168.3.X and do not work even > just > locally. > > Discovery > > - I discovered IPv4 network standards reserve the entire address block > 127.0.0.0/8 (more than 16 million addresses) for loopback purpose > - Which made me aware that 127.0.0.1 is not the only available local > host address > > Tip/Solution > > - This means more than one instance of TiddlyServer and Bob/Bob.exe > can be set to a local host address, > - This leaves 127.0.0.1 free for hosting other servers. > - I tested this and it works well eg I use 127.0.4.80 127.0.4.81 > 127.0.4.82 127.0.4.83 127.0.4.84 > > Extension > > - I hope that I am be able to configure TiddlySaver, Bob and Node to > Share on the addresses 192.168.1.80 - 84 in addition to the local host > address > - This will only work when I am on the 192.168.1.x network > - When on other networks such as 192.168.3.X or some shared network > such as my "hot spot" they will not be available on the LAN > - In my browser, on the computer hosting the servers, I will always > use the different local host addresses, and they will always be available > when the computer is on any network but private unless at home / > 192.168.1.x networks which means I time I may change this. > - Further investigation of The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority > (IANA) which has reserved 169.254.0.0-169.254.255.255 for Automatic > Private > IP Addressing. As a result, APIPA provides an address that is guaranteed > not to conflict with routable addresses. > > Regards > Tony > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/dc687e7c-6af5-4835-8b90-31dc19799f08%40googlegroups.com.
