Go-ethereum: Fatal: Error starting RPC: listen tcp xx.xx.xx.xx:xxxx: bind: cannot assign requested address

[c-cex]

Linux Debian x64. I'v compiled geth, started it this way:

su -m ethuser -c '/eth/geth -rpc -rpcaddr=xx.xx.xx.xx -rpcport=xxxx'

And got this error:

1016 23:22:31.272868 28300 http.go:96] Can't listen on xx.xx.xx.xx:xxxx: listen tcp xx.xx.xx.xx:xxxx: bind: cannot assign requested address
Fatal: Error starting RPC: listen tcp xx.xx.xx.xx:xxxx: bind: cannot assign requested address

I tried different ports - same error.

[fjl]

If you specify a listening address, one of the network interfaces on the machine must have that address.

[fjl]

Would be good to know what you are trying to do.

[c-cex]

fjl, thanks for answer.
I'm trying to specify IP address of my server from where only I want to be able to access wallet's RPC
Looks like I'm mixing up specification of local address and remote address. I see now. But how can I limit access to wallet server from specific IP only?

[fjl]

Things you can do:

• Use the firewall (iptables, etc.) to limit access to a certain source IP range.
• Run geth with --rpcaddr=127.0.0.1 (the default) and put a proxy such as nginx in front of it. Configure IP-based access control with nginx or use SSL with client certificates. I'd recommend the latter if you want access via the Internet.

[c-cex]

Then feature request!
-rpcallowip= like bitcoin has!

[mohitsharma18]

I am facing the same error while providing public IP in --rpcaddr, please help

Error is: Fatal: Error starting protocol stack: listen tcp xx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8552: bind: cannot assign requested address

[holiman]

If you specify a listening address, one of the network interfaces on the machine must have that address.

Is that really an address on your interface @mohitsharma18?

[mohitsharma18]

yes @holiman,

my node-js application is running on that address, but when I start geth with it, it throws the error, also port is open for the IP