diff --git a/api-example.php b/api-example.php
index 12486c0e..916a5465 100644
--- a/api-example.php
+++ b/api-example.php
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@
 #
 # Sample Socket I/O to CGMiner API
 #
-function getsock($port)
+function getsock($addr, $port)
 {
  $socket = null;
  $socket = socket_create(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, SOL_TCP);
  if ($socket === false || $socket === null)
  {
 	$error = socket_strerror(socket_last_error());
-	$msg = "socket create($port) failed";
+	$msg = "socket create(TCP) failed";
 	echo "ERR: $msg '$error'\n";
 	return NULL;
  }
 
- $res = socket_connect($socket, '127.0.0.1', $port);
+ $res = socket_connect($socket, $addr, $port);
  if ($res === false)
  {
 	$error = socket_strerror(socket_last_error());
-	$msg = "socket connect($port) failed";
+	$msg = "socket connect($addr,$port) failed";
 	echo "ERR: $msg '$error'\n";
 	socket_close($socket);
 	return NULL;
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function readsockline($socket)
 #
 function request($cmd)
 {
- $socket = getsock(4028);
+ $socket = getsock('127.0.0.1', 4028);
  if ($socket != null)
  {
 	socket_write($socket, $cmd, strlen($cmd));
@@ -105,13 +105,16 @@ function request($cmd)
  return null;
 }
 #
-$ver = request('apiversion');
-echo print_r($ver, true)."\n";
+$r = request('apiversion');
+echo print_r($r, true)."\n";
 #
-$dev = request('dev');
-echo print_r($dev, true)."\n";
+$r = request('dev');
+echo print_r($r, true)."\n";
 #
-$pool = request('pool');
-echo print_r($pool, true)."\n";
+$r = request('pool');
+echo print_r($r, true)."\n";
+#
+$r = request('summary');
+echo print_r($r, true)."\n";
 #
 ?>
diff --git a/api.c b/api.c
index 791029d6..4bd27d84 100644
--- a/api.c
+++ b/api.c
@@ -239,12 +239,12 @@ void send_result(int c, char *result)
 void api(void)
 {
 	char buf[BUFSIZ];
-	const char *addr;
+	const char *addr = "127.0.0.1";
 	int c, sock, n, bound;
 	char tmpaddr[32];
 	char *binderror;
 	time_t bindstart;
-	short int port = 4028;
+	short int port = opt_api_port;
 	struct sockaddr_in serv;
 	struct sockaddr_in cli;
 	socklen_t clisiz;
@@ -253,8 +253,6 @@ void api(void)
 	char *params;
 	int i;
 
-	addr = "127.0.0.1";
-
 	sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
 	if (sock < 0) {
 		applog(LOG_ERR, "API1 initialisation failed (%s)%s", strerror(errno), UNAVAILABLE);
@@ -264,9 +262,11 @@ void api(void)
 	memset(&serv, 0, sizeof(serv));
 
 	serv.sin_family = AF_INET;
-	if (inet_pton(AF_INET, addr, &(serv.sin_addr)) == 0) {
-		applog(LOG_ERR, "API2 initialisation failed (%s)%s", strerror(errno), UNAVAILABLE);
-		return;
+	if (!opt_api_listen) {
+		if (inet_pton(AF_INET, addr, &(serv.sin_addr)) == 0) {
+			applog(LOG_ERR, "API2 initialisation failed (%s)%s", strerror(errno), UNAVAILABLE);
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 	serv.sin_port = htons(port);
 
@@ -312,8 +312,10 @@ void api(void)
 			return;
 		}
 
-		inet_ntop(AF_INET, &(cli.sin_addr), &(tmpaddr[0]), sizeof(tmpaddr)-1);
-		if (strcmp(tmpaddr, addr) == 0) {
+		if (!opt_api_listen)
+			inet_ntop(AF_INET, &(cli.sin_addr), &(tmpaddr[0]), sizeof(tmpaddr)-1);
+
+		if (opt_api_listen || strcmp(tmpaddr, addr) == 0) {
 			n = read(c, &buf[0], BUFSIZ-1);
 			if (n >= 0) {
 				buf[n] = '\0';
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index fd0d8a33..d703892e 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ static bool opt_fail_only;
 bool opt_autofan;
 bool opt_autoengine;
 bool opt_noadl;
+int opt_api_port = 4028;
+bool opt_api_listen;
 
 char *opt_kernel_path;
 char *cgminer_path;
@@ -955,6 +957,11 @@ static char *set_int_0_to_9999(const char *arg, int *i)
 	return set_int_range(arg, i, 0, 9999);
 }
 
+static char *set_int_1_to_65535(const char *arg, int *i)
+{
+	return set_int_range(arg, i, 1, 65535);
+}
+
 static char *force_nthreads_int(const char *arg, int *i)
 {
 	forced_n_threads = true;
@@ -1490,6 +1497,12 @@ static struct opt_table opt_config_table[] = {
     "\n\taltivec_4way\tAltivec implementation for PowerPC G4 and G5 machines"
 #endif
 		),
+	OPT_WITHOUT_ARG("--api-listen",
+			opt_set_bool, &opt_api_listen,
+			"Enable API to listen on/for any address, default: only 127.0.0.1"),
+	OPT_WITH_ARG("--api-port",
+		     set_int_1_to_65535, opt_show_intval, &opt_api_port,
+		     "Port number of miner API, default: 4028"),
 #ifdef HAVE_ADL
 	OPT_WITHOUT_ARG("--auto-fan",
 			opt_set_bool, &opt_autofan,
@@ -3110,6 +3123,7 @@ static void write_config(FILE *fcfg)
 			
 			if (opt->type & OPT_HASARG &&  
 			   ((void *)opt->cb_arg == (void *)set_int_0_to_9999 ||
+			   (void *)opt->cb_arg == (void *)set_int_1_to_65535 ||
 			   (void *)opt->cb_arg == (void *)set_int_0_to_10 ||
 			   (void *)opt->cb_arg == (void *)set_int_1_to_10) && opt->desc != opt_hidden)
 				fprintf(fcfg, ",\n\"%s\" : \"%d\"", p+2, *(int *)opt->u.arg);
diff --git a/miner.h b/miner.h
index ea81a2a1..9ad14b38 100644
--- a/miner.h
+++ b/miner.h
@@ -334,6 +334,8 @@ extern char *cgminer_path;
 extern bool opt_autofan;
 extern bool opt_autoengine;
 extern bool use_curses;
+extern int opt_api_port;
+extern bool opt_api_listen;
 
 extern const uint32_t sha256_init_state[];
 extern json_t *json_rpc_call(CURL *curl, const char *url, const char *userpass,