diff --git a/console_cmds.c b/console_cmds.c
index 27f7a52106..cad9e3357a 100644
--- a/console_cmds.c
+++ b/console_cmds.c
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ DEF_CONSOLE_CMD(ConProcServerIP)
 
 	if (argc != 1) return false;
 
-	_network_server_bind_ip = inet_addr(argv[0]);
+	_network_server_bind_ip = (strcmp(argv[0], "all") == 0) ? inet_addr("0.0.0.0") : inet_addr(argv[0]);
 	snprintf(_network_server_bind_ip_host, sizeof(_network_server_bind_ip_host), "%s", inet_ntoa(*(struct in_addr *)&_network_server_bind_ip));
 	IConsolePrintF(_icolour_warn, "'server_ip' changed to:  %s", inet_ntoa(*(struct in_addr *)&_network_server_bind_ip));
 	return true;
diff --git a/scripts/pre_dedicated.scr.example b/scripts/pre_dedicated.scr.example
index f915ba2b78..b41ca51d2d 100644
--- a/scripts/pre_dedicated.scr.example
+++ b/scripts/pre_dedicated.scr.example
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-# set default server port, and have the dedicated server listen on all ports
-server_ip = 0.0.0.0
+# set default server port, and have the dedicated server listen on all interfaces
+server_ip = all
 server_port = 3979