diff --git a/README b/README
index 62827bd3a..39a1bbd0b 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ $ ./bin/packstack --gen-answer-file=ans.txt
 
 # then edit ans.txt as appropriate e.g.
 o set CONFIG_SSH_KEY to a public ssh key to be installed to remote machines
-o Edit 127.0.0.1 to anywhere you want to install a piece of openstack on another server
+o Edit the IP address to anywhere you want to install a piece of openstack on another server
 o Edit the 3 network interfaces to whatever makes sense in your setup
 
 $ ./bin/packstack --answer-file=ans.txt
diff --git a/packstack/plugins/cinder_250.py b/packstack/plugins/cinder_250.py
index 8d4c051ea..b51e4104c 100644
--- a/packstack/plugins/cinder_250.py
+++ b/packstack/plugins/cinder_250.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def initConfig(controllerObject):
                    "PROMPT"          : "Enter the IP address of the Cinder server",
                    "OPTION_LIST"     : [],
                    "VALIDATION_FUNC" : validate.validateSSH,
-                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : "127.0.0.1",
+                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : utils.getLocalhostIP(),
                    "PROCESSOR_ARGS"  : {"allow_localhost": True},
                    "PROCESSOR_FUNC"  : process.processHost,
                    "PROCESSOR_MSG"   : "WARN_VAL_IS_HOSTNAME",
diff --git a/packstack/plugins/dashboard_500.py b/packstack/plugins/dashboard_500.py
index 6acc5483d..21122a3ea 100644
--- a/packstack/plugins/dashboard_500.py
+++ b/packstack/plugins/dashboard_500.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def initConfig(controllerObject):
                    "PROMPT"          : "Enter the IP address of the Horizon server",
                    "OPTION_LIST"     : [],
                    "VALIDATION_FUNC" : validate.validateSSH,
-                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : "127.0.0.1",
+                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : utils.getLocalhostIP(),
                    "PROCESSOR_ARGS"  : {"allow_localhost": True},
                    "PROCESSOR_FUNC"  : process.processHost,
                    "PROCESSOR_MSG"   : "WARN_VAL_IS_HOSTNAME",
diff --git a/packstack/plugins/glance_200.py b/packstack/plugins/glance_200.py
index 69e308367..59119d7b5 100644
--- a/packstack/plugins/glance_200.py
+++ b/packstack/plugins/glance_200.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def initConfig(controllerObject):
                    "PROMPT"          : "Enter the IP address of the Glance server",
                    "OPTION_LIST"     : [],
                    "VALIDATION_FUNC" : validate.validateSSH,
-                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : "127.0.0.1",
+                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : utils.getLocalhostIP(),
                    "PROCESSOR_ARGS"  : {"allow_localhost": True},
                    "PROCESSOR_FUNC"  : process.processHost,
                    "PROCESSOR_MSG"   : "WARN_VAL_IS_HOSTNAME",
diff --git a/packstack/plugins/keystone_100.py b/packstack/plugins/keystone_100.py
index f3209361e..f9ffbcfef 100644
--- a/packstack/plugins/keystone_100.py
+++ b/packstack/plugins/keystone_100.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def initConfig(controllerObject):
                    "PROMPT"          : "Enter the IP address of the Keystone server",
                    "OPTION_LIST"     : [],
                    "VALIDATION_FUNC" : validate.validateSSH,
-                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : "127.0.0.1",
+                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : utils.getLocalhostIP(),
                    "PROCESSOR_ARGS"  : {"allow_localhost": True},
                    "PROCESSOR_FUNC"  : process.processHost,
                    "PROCESSOR_MSG"   : "WARN_VAL_IS_HOSTNAME",
diff --git a/packstack/plugins/mysql_001.py b/packstack/plugins/mysql_001.py
index 8bd71c478..89301fbc6 100644
--- a/packstack/plugins/mysql_001.py
+++ b/packstack/plugins/mysql_001.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def initConfig(controllerObject):
                    "PROMPT"          : "Enter the IP address of the MySQL server",
                    "OPTION_LIST"     : [],
                    "VALIDATION_FUNC" : validate.validateSSH,
-                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : "127.0.0.1",
+                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : utils.getLocalhostIP(),
                    "PROCESSOR_ARGS"  : {"allow_localhost": True},
                    "PROCESSOR_FUNC"  : process.processHost,
                    "PROCESSOR_MSG"   : "WARN_VAL_IS_HOSTNAME",
diff --git a/packstack/plugins/nova_300.py b/packstack/plugins/nova_300.py
index b110f2b02..9eb046192 100644
--- a/packstack/plugins/nova_300.py
+++ b/packstack/plugins/nova_300.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def initConfig(controllerObject):
                    "PROMPT"          : "Enter the IP address of the Nova API service",
                    "OPTION_LIST"     : [],
                    "VALIDATION_FUNC" : validate.validateSSH,
-                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : "127.0.0.1",
+                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : utils.getLocalhostIP(),
                    "PROCESSOR_ARGS"  : {"allow_localhost": True},
                    "PROCESSOR_FUNC"  : process.processHost,
                    "PROCESSOR_MSG"   : "WARN_VAL_IS_HOSTNAME",
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def initConfig(controllerObject):
                    "PROMPT"          : "Enter the IP address of the Nova Cert service",
                    "OPTION_LIST"     : [],
                    "VALIDATION_FUNC" : validate.validateSSH,
-                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : "127.0.0.1",
+                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : utils.getLocalhostIP(),
                    "PROCESSOR_ARGS"  : {"allow_localhost": True},
                    "PROCESSOR_FUNC"  : process.processHost,
                    "PROCESSOR_MSG"   : "WARN_VAL_IS_HOSTNAME",
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def initConfig(controllerObject):
                    "PROMPT"          : "Enter the IP address of the Nova VNC proxy",
                    "OPTION_LIST"     : [],
                    "VALIDATION_FUNC" : validate.validateSSH,
-                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : "127.0.0.1",
+                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : utils.getLocalhostIP(),
                    "PROCESSOR_ARGS"  : {"allow_localhost": True},
                    "PROCESSOR_FUNC"  : process.processHost,
                    "PROCESSOR_MSG"   : "WARN_VAL_IS_HOSTNAME",
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def initConfig(controllerObject):
                    "PROMPT"          : "Enter a comma separated list of IP addresses on which to install the Nova Compute services",
                    "OPTION_LIST"     : [],
                    "VALIDATION_FUNC" : validate.validateMultiSSH,
-                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : "127.0.0.1",
+                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : utils.getLocalhostIP(),
                    "MASK_INPUT"      : False,
                    "LOOSE_VALIDATION": True,
                    "CONF_NAME"       : "CONFIG_NOVA_COMPUTE_HOSTS", # TO-DO: Create processor for CSV
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def initConfig(controllerObject):
                    "PROMPT"          : "Enter the IP address of the Nova Network service",
                    "OPTION_LIST"     : [],
                    "VALIDATION_FUNC" : validate.validateSSH,
-                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : "127.0.0.1",
+                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : utils.getLocalhostIP(),
                    "PROCESSOR_ARGS"  : {"allow_localhost": True},
                    "PROCESSOR_FUNC"  : process.processHost,
                    "PROCESSOR_MSG"   : "WARN_VAL_IS_HOSTNAME",
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def initConfig(controllerObject):
                    "PROMPT"          : "Enter the IP address of the Nova Scheduler service",
                    "OPTION_LIST"     : [],
                    "VALIDATION_FUNC" : validate.validateSSH,
-                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : "127.0.0.1",
+                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : utils.getLocalhostIP(),
                    "PROCESSOR_ARGS"  : {"allow_localhost": True},
                    "PROCESSOR_FUNC"  : process.processHost,
                    "PROCESSOR_MSG"   : "WARN_VAL_IS_HOSTNAME",
diff --git a/packstack/plugins/openstack_client_400.py b/packstack/plugins/openstack_client_400.py
index ec750393d..bd8dd37dc 100644
--- a/packstack/plugins/openstack_client_400.py
+++ b/packstack/plugins/openstack_client_400.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def initConfig(controllerObject):
                    "PROMPT"          : "Enter the IP address of the client server",
                    "OPTION_LIST"     : [],
                    "VALIDATION_FUNC" : validate.validateSSH,
-                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : "127.0.0.1",
+                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : utils.getLocalhostIP(),
                    "PROCESSOR_ARGS"  : {"allow_localhost": True},
                    "PROCESSOR_FUNC"  : process.processHost,
                    "PROCESSOR_MSG"   : "WARN_VAL_IS_HOSTNAME",
diff --git a/packstack/plugins/qpid_002.py b/packstack/plugins/qpid_002.py
index 82308e2b8..73b17446e 100644
--- a/packstack/plugins/qpid_002.py
+++ b/packstack/plugins/qpid_002.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def initConfig(controllerObject):
                    "PROMPT"          : "Enter the IP address of the QPID service",
                    "OPTION_LIST"     : [],
                    "VALIDATION_FUNC" : validate.validateSSH,
-                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : "127.0.0.1",
+                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : utils.getLocalhostIP(),
                    "PROCESSOR_ARGS"  : {"allow_localhost": True},
                    "PROCESSOR_FUNC"  : process.processHost,
                    "PROCESSOR_MSG"   : "WARN_VAL_IS_HOSTNAME",
diff --git a/packstack/plugins/swift_600.py b/packstack/plugins/swift_600.py
index 1a20f19cd..645f25f3b 100644
--- a/packstack/plugins/swift_600.py
+++ b/packstack/plugins/swift_600.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def initConfig(controllerObject):
                    "PROMPT"          : "Enter the IP address of the Swift proxy service",
                    "OPTION_LIST"     : [],
                    "VALIDATION_FUNC" : validate.validateSSH,
-                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : "127.0.0.1",
+                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : utils.getLocalhostIP(),
                    "MASK_INPUT"      : False,
                    "LOOSE_VALIDATION": True,
                    "CONF_NAME"       : "CONFIG_SWIFT_PROXY_HOSTS", # TO-DO: Create processor for CSV
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def initConfig(controllerObject):
                    "PROMPT"          : "Enter the Swift Storage servers e.g. host/dev,host/dev",
                    "OPTION_LIST"     : [],
                    "VALIDATION_FUNC" : validate.validateStringNotEmpty,
-                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : "127.0.0.1",
+                   "DEFAULT_VALUE"   : utils.getLocalhostIP(),
                    "MASK_INPUT"      : False,
                    "LOOSE_VALIDATION": True,
                    "CONF_NAME"       : "CONFIG_SWIFT_STORAGE_HOSTS", # TO-DO: Create processor for CSV