I have a server that binds to a specific IP address (In a linux system). We are considering the option to bind(0), ie to bind to ANY interface. Are there any problems with this?
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I have a server that binds to a specific IP address (In a linux system). We are considering the option to bind(0), ie to bind to ANY interface. Are there any problems with this?
Depends. You may
case you don’t want any to bind to all.
accessible only from internal network (for instance, when the other
interface is accessible from the outer world).
basically, it’s not the binding that has disadvantages, but the effect thereof and it all depends if this is what you want.