Connecting always to 127.0.0.1 when different IP is provided

[amit-mn]

Memcache not connecting to IP which is provided to connection string like below:

var Memcached = require('memcached');
var memcached = new Memcached();
memcached.connect( '12.34.567.890:11211', function( err, conn ){
  if( err ) {
     console.log(err);
  }
});

When I provide above IP (dummy IP : 12.34.567.890) or any other in connection string then It try to connect only to 127.0.0.1 IP. That's why it is not connecting to particular IP.

For this I have to set the desired IP in it's library file :

project_dir/node_modules/memcached/lib/memcached.js

var servers = []
    , weights = {}
    , regular = 'localhost:11211'      //<------- here I have to change localhost to my IP then it works
    , key;

And I think it is not a good idea. Because I want dynamic connections in my project to connect different-2 memcached servers. So it is not possible to change the above setting every time.

Is there a way to resolve this issue?

[mapleeit]

At first, I don't recommend using memcached.connect. It's a private method not public API. Second, if you provide a dummy IP, which can't be validated, it will use the default IP (localhost:11211). So try to use a normal IP.