Give this a try: ./run.sh -b 0.0.0.0 -c all --partition=DefaultPartition -u 228.1.2.6 -Djgroups.bind.address=192.168.128.100 If you use -b 0.0.0.0, JBoss will assign InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostName() to system property jgroups.bind.address, and that will take precedence over your XML value. Directly assigning the system property will override that. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4078974#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...