[jboss-jira] [JBoss JIRA] (AS7-3974) Loopback addresses in the range 127.0.0.2 - 127.255.255.255 should be supported

[Bela Ban (JIRA)]

Bela Ban created AS7-3974:
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             Summary: Loopback addresses in the range 127.0.0.2 - 127.255.255.255 should be supported
                 Key: AS7-3974
                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/AS7-3974
             Project: Application Server 7
          Issue Type: Feature Request
         Environment: Linux Fedora 13
            Reporter: Bela Ban


When starting JBoss like this: "standalone.sh -b 127.0.0.2 -c standalone-ha.xml", the startup fails because 127.0.0.2 cannot be resolved.
However, a loopback address should be recognized even if it doesn't resolve to an interface. The code below works for example:
{code}
InetAddress addr=InetAddress.getByName("127.0.0.5");
boolean is_loopback=addr.isLoopback(); // should be true
{code}

Loopback addresses are very useful for local testing, ie. starting of multiple JBoss instances on the same box.

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