From 27b164fca705dad6e4f5e5f973115208c83ac659 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: RaidMax Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2022 12:18:40 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Created Knowledge Base (markdown) --- Knowledge-Base.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Knowledge-Base.md diff --git a/Knowledge-Base.md b/Knowledge-Base.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..af7c431 --- /dev/null +++ b/Knowledge-Base.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +## Knowledge Base +#### This page encapsulates a set of questions and answers in no particular order that users of IW4MAdmin may find useful. + +### What is "http://0.0.0.0:1624" and should I modify it? +`0.0.0.0` is a string symbol used to represent a set of IP Addresses. +This is **not** a real IP Address. I.E. you cannot go to http://0.0.0.0 and expect something to show up. +`1624` is a [port](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_(computer_networking)). This is the default IW4MAdmin port, but can be changed. +In computing, a network socket is an "endpoint" (typically represented by an `IP Address` and `Port` combination). +`http://0.0.0.0:1624` represents all [bindable sockets](https://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~campbell/cs50/socketprogramming.html) on a given machine. +A single machine may have multiple NIC (network interface cards) that have multiple assigned IP Addresses. +As such `http://0.0.0.0:1624` will attempt to bind to each NIC and each IP Address on port `1624` by default. +**Unless you are experienced with networking or running IW4MAdmin behind a reverse proxy, it is recommended to leave this value as is.** \ No newline at end of file