Make IP where Selenium server binds configurable (patch attached)

[lukeis]

Originally reported on Google Code with ID 5281

I'd like to be able to run Selenium and specify which IP address it should bind to from
the command line when it isn't running in "-role hub".

This is similar and analogous to issue 4589:

https://code.google.com/p/selenium/issues/detail?id=4589

But I believe that issue 4589 only applies when Selenium is running as "-role hub".
 The attached patch works in both situations i.e. when Selenium is run in the default
role or when run as "-role hub".  I have signed the CLA prior to submitting this patch.

A -host parameter is added, and the default behavior (binding to 0.0.0.0) remains if
it is not supplied.  I've used this patch for a few weeks and have confirmed that it
works as I expect it to.

Reported by bertrama@umich.edu on 2013-03-04 20:38:43

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- _Attachment: [bind-ip-patch.txt](https://storage.googleapis.com/google-code-attachments/selenium/issue-5281/comment-0/bind-ip-patch.txt)_

[lukeis]

I see that when launching chromedriver, chromedriver binds to all IP addresses.  The
attached patch includes the changes above, and allows one to specify an IP address
for chromedriver to bind to via -Dwebdriver.chrome.host=IP i.e. 
-Dwebdriver.chrome.host=127.0.0.1

Reported by bertrama@umich.edu on 2013-03-05 19:31:59

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- _Attachment: [bind-ip-patch-selenium-and-chromedriver.txt](https://storage.googleapis.com/google-code-attachments/selenium/issue-5281/comment-1/bind-ip-patch-selenium-and-chromedriver.txt)_

[lukeis]

Reported by barancev on 2013-03-06 21:21:23

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[lukeis]

Reported by luke.semerau on 2015-09-17 17:45:11

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