# IP Address Configuration

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Make sure you understand basic [IP addressing](https://docs.linuxgsm.com/networking/ip-address).
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By default, LinuxGSM will use the [0.0.0.0](https://docs.linuxgsm.com/networking/ip-address#0.0.0.0) meta-address. This behavior will allow the game server to bind to **all** interfaces and allow LinuxGSM to [quer](https://docs.linuxgsm.com/commands/monitor)[y](https://docs.linuxgsm.com/commands/monitor) all available IP addresses. If there are multiple IP addresses available, [details](https://docs.linuxgsm.com/commands/details) will display 0.0.0.0. 

Internet IP: LinuxGSM will try to gather the server's internet IP address to be shown in [details](https://docs.linuxgsm.com/commands/details).

Specific IP: If a specific IP address needs to be set it can be done using the `ip` setting in the [LinuxGSM ](https://docs.linuxgsm.com/configuration/linuxgsm-config)or [game server ](https://docs.linuxgsm.com/configuration/game-server-config)config files. Depending upon the game server this will allow it to *bind* to a specific IP address.

Display IP: If you want to change the IP address displayed in *alerts* you can use the [displayip](https://docs.linuxgsm.com/alerts#display-ip).