diff --git a/bacnet-stack/doc/README.faq b/bacnet-stack/doc/README.faq index bf2569e5..d84de0d4 100644 --- a/bacnet-stack/doc/README.faq +++ b/bacnet-stack/doc/README.faq @@ -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