node.js - Listen to a different IP address

Question

This is my code:

var server = express();

// Create the HTTP server
http
    .createServer(server)
    .listen(80, '10.10.10.10');

Once the server has been started, how can I dynamically change the listened IP address, say to 11.11.11.11 instead of 10.10.10.10. Is there an "unlisten" method?

Answer 1

you have to use server.close() not app.close()..

var express = require('express')
  , http = require('http')
  , app = express()
  , server = http.createServer(app)

app.get('/',function(req,res){
  ...
})

server.listen(8000,'127.0.0.1',function(){
 server.close(function(){
   server.listen(8001,'192.168.0.202')
 })
})

should work