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Added FAQ for interface environment variable.

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@@ -265,3 +265,19 @@ datalink layer. Make server application on one datalink layer and make
client applications on another datalink layer.
4. Add external BACnet router or BACnet devices. Run a BACnet
demo/server on another PC.
Q-16: My Linux computer doesn't use eth0 for for the BACnet connection.
My Windows computer has more than one network connnection. How can I
choose the interface to use for the demo applications?
A-16: Set the environment variable BACNET_IFACE. For Windows, set
BACNET_IFACE=169.254.119.240 or whatever the address of the interface
returned by ipconfig command. For Linux, use BACNET_IFACE=eth0 or whatever
the name of the interface returned by the ifconfig command.
Setting the environment variable under Windows can be done on the command
line:
> set BACNET_IFACE=169.254.119.240
Setting the environment variable under Linux can be done from the command
line:
$ BACNET_IFACE=ath0
$ export BACNET_IFACE