FLS cannot define server bind address

[iils-jschmidt]

Hi there,

currently the server port of the floating license server can be specified with -server.port, this is good.

However, there is no option to specify the binding address, instead the "wildcard" 0.0.0.0 is always used, which translates to "use all addresses of this system". This assumes either

• that a server has only one network interface and that this network interface has only one address
  or
• that the server should always listen on all addresses of the system.
  Both assumptions are wrong.

A network interface can have multiple addresses. A server can, and usually has, multiple network interfaces.
In most cases the server software (fls) should only listen on one address.

Therefore, I suggest to add a command line parameter to specify the binding address of the server, e.g. -server.bindaddress.
I have prepared a working solution to either provide a binding address, or assume as default to listen on all addresses.
Technically -server.bindadress should be a list of addresses. However, the solution mentioned above covers most use cases and is a starting point.

Best regards
Jens

[iils-jschmidt]

PR
#1102

[iils-jschmidt]

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