The parameter EPICS_CAS_INTF_ADDR_LIST allows a ca server to bind itself to a limited set of network interfaces (each specified by its IP address). By defualt, the CA server is accessible from all network interfaces configured -into its host. In R3.14 the CA server used in iocCore does not -implemet this feature.
+into its host. In R3.14 and R3.13 the CA server employed by +iocCore does not implemet this feature.See also Configuring the Maximum Array Size.
@@ -670,21 +670,21 @@ EPICS_CAS_SERVER_PORT then the default port will be 5064.Two servers can run on the same host with the same server port number if -the following restrictions are understood. If the host has a modern IP kernel -it is possible to have two or more servers share the same UDP port. It is not -possible for these servers to run on the same host using the same TCP server -port. If the CA server library detects that a server is attempting to start -on the same port as an existing CA server then both servers will use the same -UDP port, and the 2nd server will be allocated an ephemeral TCP port. In this -situation the clients could be configured to use the same port number for -both servers. The clients will find the 2nd server via the shared UDP port, -and transparently connect to the 2nd server's ephemeral TCP port. Be aware -that If there are two server's running on the same host on the same UDP port -then they will both receive UDP search requests sent as broadcasts, but -unfortunately (due to a weakness of most IP kernel implementations) only one -of the servers will typically receive UDP search requests sent to unicast -addresses (i.e. a single specific host's ip address).
+Two servers can run on the same host with the same server port number, but +there are restrictions. If the host has a modern IP kernel it is possible to +have two or more servers share the same UDP port. It is not possible for +these servers to run on the same host using the same TCP port. If the CA +server library detects that a server is attempting to start on the same port +as an existing CA server then both servers will use the same UDP port, and +the 2nd server will be allocated an ephemeral TCP port. Clients can be +configured to use the same port number for both servers. They will locate the +2nd server via the shared UDP port, and transparently connect to the 2nd +server's ephemeral TCP port. Be aware however that If there are two server's +running on the same host sharing the same UDP port then they will both +receive UDP search requests sent as broadcasts, but unfortunately (due to a +weakness of most IP kernel implementations) only one of the servers will +typically receive UDP search requests sent to unicast addresses (i.e. a +single specific host's ip address).
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