<p>The IP address or DNS name this server uses to listen for
incoming connections.</p>
<p>Servers can be reached through the following URL:<br
clear="none" />
<i>protocol://listen-address:listen-port</i></p>
<p>Any network channel that you configure for this server can
override this listen address.</p>
<p>If a server's listen address is undefined, clients can reach the
server through an IP address of the computer that hosts the server,
a DNS name that resolves to the host, or the localhost string. The
localhost string can be used only for requests from clients that
running on the same computer as the server.</p>
<p>If you want to limit the valid addresses for a server instance,
specify one of the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>If you provide an IP address, clients can specify either the IP
address or a DNS name that maps to the IP address. Clients that
specify an IP address and attempt to connect through an SSL port
must disable hostname verification.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>If you provide a DNS name, clients can specify either the DNS
name or the corresponding IP address.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Do not leave the listen address undefined on a Windows computer
that uses multiple IP address (a multihomed computer). On such a
computer, the server will bind to all available IP addresses.</p>
<dl>
<dt>Note:</dt>
<dd>
<p>To resolve a DNS name to an IP address, WebLogic Server must be
able to contact an appropriate DNS server or obtain the IP address
mapping locally. Therefore, if you specify a DNS name for the
listen address, you must either leave a port open long enough for
the WebLogic Server instance to connect to a DNS server and cache
its mapping or you must specify the IP address mapping in a local
file. If you specify an IP address for ListenAddress and then a
client request specifies a DNS name, WebLogic Server will attempt
to resolve the DNS name, but if it cannot access DNS name mapping,
the request will fail.</p>
</dd>
</dl>
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