diff --git a/iocsh b/iocsh
index aa4b452..ad7d6f3 100755
--- a/iocsh
+++ b/iocsh
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ fi
 if [ "$SHELLBOX" ]
 then
   PATH=$PATH:/home/ioc/bin
-  export BCAST_ADDR=$(/sbin/ifconfig eth0 | awk -F '[ :]+' '/Bcast/ {print $6}')
+  export BCAST_ADDR=$(/sbin/ifconfig | awk -F '[ :]+' '/Bcast/ {print $6; exit}')
   echo "! rm -f /tmp/${IOC}.dbl"
   echo 'dbl "","RTYP DESC" > /tmp/${IOC}.dbl'
   echo "! dbl2odb.sh ${IOC} \"$BCAST_ADDR\" \"$EPICS_CA_SERVER_PORT\""