diff --git a/sys/config.py b/sys/config.py
index 591cfba..8d75934 100644
--- a/sys/config.py
+++ b/sys/config.py
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ try:
 except:
 	PIDFILE = 'pid'
 try:
-	IP = cp.get("General","IP")
+	LOCAL_IP = cp.get("General","LOCAL_IP")
 except:
-	IP = '127.0.0.1'
+	LOCAL_IP = '127.0.0.1'
 
 
 try:
diff --git a/sys/util.py b/sys/util.py
index afc741d..2fe0018 100644
--- a/sys/util.py
+++ b/sys/util.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import select
 import socket
 import threading
 import random
+import config
 from Queue import Queue, Empty
 
 MAGIC_PACKET = ""
@@ -58,12 +59,17 @@ def get_local_ip():
         s.bind(('<broadcast>', 8888))
         s.setblocking(0)
         while True:
-            result = select.select([s],[],[])
+            result = select.select([s],[],[],10)
+			if len(result[0])==0 :
+				print "Warning using default local ip"
+				queue.put([config.LOCAL_IP])
+				break
+				
             msg, address = result[0][0].recvfrom(1024)
             msg = unicode(msg)
             if msg == MAGIC_PACKET:
+		        queue.put(address)
                 break
-        queue.put(address)
 
     queue = Queue()
     thread = threading.Thread(target=udp_listening_server)