# How can i bind proxy\_bind to interface name?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-bind-proxy-bind-to-interface-name/244276>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [March 14, 2016, 10:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-bind-proxy-bind-to-interface-name/244276 "2016-03-14T10:20:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sadaf_N)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 10:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-bind-proxy-bind-to-interface-name/244276/1 "2016-03-14T10:20:20Z")

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i use proxy\_bind with interface ip address, it works fine  
but i need bind to interface name, for example: ppp0  
but it not worked, how can i do?

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> **[how can i bind proxy\_bind to interface name?](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,265297,265297#msg-265297)**
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> i use proxy\_bind with interface ip address, it works fine but i need bind to interface name, for example: ppp0 but it not worked, how can i do?

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**Author:** ![vps4](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/76d3ee/32.png) [@vps4](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vps4)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-bind-proxy-bind-to-interface-name/244276/2 "2016-03-14T14:23:56Z")

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Hello!

On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 05:12:29AM -0400, vps4 wrote:

> i use proxy\_bind with interface ip address, it works fine  
> but i need bind to interface name, for example: ppp0  
> but it not worked, how can i do?

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