Used only by subclasses.

Create a TCP server socket on a port, using the default authentication context and a specified backlog of connections as well as a particular specified network interface. This constructor is used on multihomed hosts, such as those used for firewalls or as routers, to control through which interface a network service is provided.

If there is a security manager, its checkListen method is called with the port argument as its argument to ensure the operation is allowed. This could result in a SecurityException.

A port number of 0 creates a socket on any free port.

The backlog argument is the requested maximum number of pending connections on the socket. Its exact semantics are implementation specific. In particular, an implementation may impose a maximum length or may choose to ignore the parameter altogther. The value provided should be greater than 0. If it is less than or equal to 0, then an implementation specific default will be used.

If address is null, it will default accepting connections on any/all local addresses.

Parameters:

port		the port on which to listen
backlog		requested maximum length of the queue of incoming connections.
address		the address of the network interface through which connections will be accepted

Exceptions:

IOException		if an I/O error occurs when creating the socket
SecurityException		if a security manager exists and its checkListen method doesn't allow the operation.
IllegalArgumentException		if the port parameter is outside the specified range of valid port values, which is between 0 and 65535, inclusive.

See also:
SecurityManager.checkListen