diff --git a/examples/bootstrap/bootstrap.py b/examples/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
index 93a6913a..825f3a08 100644
--- a/examples/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
+++ b/examples/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import argparse
 import logging
 import secrets
 
-import multiaddr
 import trio
 
 from libp2p import new_host
@@ -54,18 +53,22 @@ BOOTSTRAP_PEERS = [
 
 async def run(port: int, bootstrap_addrs: list[str]) -> None:
     """Run the bootstrap discovery example."""
+    from libp2p.utils.address_validation import find_free_port, get_available_interfaces
+
+    if port <= 0:
+        port = find_free_port()
+
     # Generate key pair
     secret = secrets.token_bytes(32)
     key_pair = create_new_key_pair(secret)
 
-    # Create listen address
-    listen_addr = multiaddr.Multiaddr(f"/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/{port}")
+    # Create listen addresses for all available interfaces
+    listen_addrs = get_available_interfaces(port)
 
     # Register peer discovery handler
     peerDiscovery.register_peer_discovered_handler(on_peer_discovery)
 
     logger.info("🚀 Starting Bootstrap Discovery Example")
-    logger.info(f"📍 Listening on: {listen_addr}")
     logger.info(f"🌐 Bootstrap peers: {len(bootstrap_addrs)}")
 
     print("\n" + "=" * 60)
@@ -80,7 +83,16 @@ async def run(port: int, bootstrap_addrs: list[str]) -> None:
     host = new_host(key_pair=key_pair, bootstrap=bootstrap_addrs)
 
     try:
-        async with host.run(listen_addrs=[listen_addr]):
+        async with host.run(listen_addrs=listen_addrs):
+            # Get all available addresses with peer ID
+            all_addrs = host.get_addrs()
+
+            logger.info("Listener ready, listening on:")
+            print("Listener ready, listening on:")
+            for addr in all_addrs:
+                logger.info(f"{addr}")
+                print(f"{addr}")
+
             # Keep running and log peer discovery events
             await trio.sleep_forever()
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
diff --git a/examples/chat/chat.py b/examples/chat/chat.py
index c06e20a7..35f98d25 100755
--- a/examples/chat/chat.py
+++ b/examples/chat/chat.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import argparse
+import logging
 import sys
 
 import multiaddr
@@ -17,6 +18,11 @@ from libp2p.peer.peerinfo import (
     info_from_p2p_addr,
 )
 
+# Configure minimal logging
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.WARNING)
+logging.getLogger("multiaddr").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+logging.getLogger("libp2p").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+
 PROTOCOL_ID = TProtocol("/chat/1.0.0")
 MAX_READ_LEN = 2**32 - 1
 
@@ -40,9 +46,14 @@ async def write_data(stream: INetStream) -> None:
 
 
 async def run(port: int, destination: str) -> None:
-    listen_addr = multiaddr.Multiaddr(f"/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/{port}")
+    from libp2p.utils.address_validation import find_free_port, get_available_interfaces
+
+    if port <= 0:
+        port = find_free_port()
+
+    listen_addrs = get_available_interfaces(port)
     host = new_host()
-    async with host.run(listen_addrs=[listen_addr]), trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
+    async with host.run(listen_addrs=listen_addrs), trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
         # Start the peer-store cleanup task
         nursery.start_soon(host.get_peerstore().start_cleanup_task, 60)
 
@@ -54,10 +65,18 @@ async def run(port: int, destination: str) -> None:
 
             host.set_stream_handler(PROTOCOL_ID, stream_handler)
 
+            # Get all available addresses with peer ID
+            all_addrs = host.get_addrs()
+
+            print("Listener ready, listening on:\n")
+            for addr in all_addrs:
+                print(f"{addr}")
+
+            # Use the first address as the default for the client command
+            default_addr = all_addrs[0]
             print(
-                "Run this from the same folder in another console:\n\n"
-                f"chat-demo "
-                f"-d {host.get_addrs()[0]}\n"
+                f"\nRun this from the same folder in another console:\n\n"
+                f"chat-demo -d {default_addr}\n"
             )
             print("Waiting for incoming connection...")
 
diff --git a/examples/echo/echo.py b/examples/echo/echo.py
index 19e98377..42e3ff0c 100644
--- a/examples/echo/echo.py
+++ b/examples/echo/echo.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import argparse
+import logging
 import random
 import secrets
 
@@ -28,6 +29,11 @@ from libp2p.utils.address_validation import (
     get_available_interfaces,
 )
 
+# Configure minimal logging
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.WARNING)
+logging.getLogger("multiaddr").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+logging.getLogger("libp2p").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+
 PROTOCOL_ID = TProtocol("/echo/1.0.0")
 MAX_READ_LEN = 2**32 - 1
 
diff --git a/examples/echo/echo_quic.py b/examples/echo/echo_quic.py
index 248aed9f..667a50dc 100644
--- a/examples/echo/echo_quic.py
+++ b/examples/echo/echo_quic.py
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ from libp2p.custom_types import TProtocol
 from libp2p.network.stream.net_stream import INetStream
 from libp2p.peer.peerinfo import info_from_p2p_addr
 
+# Configure minimal logging
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.WARNING)
+logging.getLogger("multiaddr").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+logging.getLogger("libp2p").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+
 PROTOCOL_ID = TProtocol("/echo/1.0.0")
 
 
@@ -38,6 +43,12 @@ async def _echo_stream_handler(stream: INetStream) -> None:
 
 async def run_server(port: int, seed: int | None = None) -> None:
     """Run echo server with QUIC transport."""
+    from libp2p.utils.address_validation import find_free_port
+
+    if port <= 0:
+        port = find_free_port()
+
+    # For QUIC, we need to use UDP addresses
     listen_addr = Multiaddr(f"/ip4/0.0.0.0/udp/{port}/quic")
 
     if seed:
@@ -63,10 +74,18 @@ async def run_server(port: int, seed: int | None = None) -> None:
             print(f"I am {host.get_id().to_string()}")
             host.set_stream_handler(PROTOCOL_ID, _echo_stream_handler)
 
+            # Get all available addresses with peer ID
+            all_addrs = host.get_addrs()
+
+            print("Listener ready, listening on:")
+            for addr in all_addrs:
+                print(f"{addr}")
+
+            # Use the first address as the default for the client command
+            default_addr = all_addrs[0]
             print(
-                "Run this from the same folder in another console:\n\n"
-                f"python3 ./examples/echo/echo_quic.py "
-                f"-d {host.get_addrs()[0]}\n"
+                f"\nRun this from the same folder in another console:\n\n"
+                f"python3 ./examples/echo/echo_quic.py -d {default_addr}\n"
             )
             print("Waiting for incoming QUIC connections...")
             await trio.sleep_forever()
@@ -173,6 +192,4 @@ def main() -> None:
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
-    logging.getLogger("aioquic").setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
     main()
diff --git a/examples/identify/identify.py b/examples/identify/identify.py
index 445962c3..bd973a3e 100644
--- a/examples/identify/identify.py
+++ b/examples/identify/identify.py
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ from libp2p.peer.peerinfo import (
     info_from_p2p_addr,
 )
 
+# Configure minimal logging
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.WARNING)
+logging.getLogger("multiaddr").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+logging.getLogger("libp2p").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+
 logger = logging.getLogger("libp2p.identity.identify-example")
 
 
@@ -58,11 +63,16 @@ def print_identify_response(identify_response: Identify):
 
 
 async def run(port: int, destination: str, use_varint_format: bool = True) -> None:
-    localhost_ip = "127.0.0.1"
+    from libp2p.utils.address_validation import get_available_interfaces
 
     if not destination:
         # Create first host (listener)
-        listen_addr = multiaddr.Multiaddr(f"/ip4/{localhost_ip}/tcp/{port}")
+        if port <= 0:
+            from libp2p.utils.address_validation import find_free_port
+
+            port = find_free_port()
+
+        listen_addrs = get_available_interfaces(port)
         host_a = new_host()
 
         # Set up identify handler with specified format
@@ -73,22 +83,28 @@ async def run(port: int, destination: str, use_varint_format: bool = True) -> No
         host_a.set_stream_handler(IDENTIFY_PROTOCOL_ID, identify_handler)
 
         async with (
-            host_a.run(listen_addrs=[listen_addr]),
+            host_a.run(listen_addrs=listen_addrs),
             trio.open_nursery() as nursery,
         ):
             # Start the peer-store cleanup task
             nursery.start_soon(host_a.get_peerstore().start_cleanup_task, 60)
 
-            # Get the actual address
-            server_addr = str(host_a.get_addrs()[0])
-            client_addr = server_addr
+            # Get all available addresses with peer ID
+            all_addrs = host_a.get_addrs()
 
             format_name = "length-prefixed" if use_varint_format else "raw protobuf"
             format_flag = "--raw-format" if not use_varint_format else ""
+
+            print(f"First host listening (using {format_name} format).")
+            print("Listener ready, listening on:\n")
+            for addr in all_addrs:
+                print(f"{addr}")
+
+            # Use the first address as the default for the client command
+            default_addr = all_addrs[0]
             print(
-                f"First host listening (using {format_name} format). "
-                f"Run this from another console:\n\n"
-                f"identify-demo {format_flag} -d {client_addr}\n"
+                f"\nRun this from the same folder in another console:\n\n"
+                f"identify-demo {format_flag} -d {default_addr}\n"
             )
             print("Waiting for incoming identify request...")
 
@@ -133,11 +149,19 @@ async def run(port: int, destination: str, use_varint_format: bool = True) -> No
 
     else:
         # Create second host (dialer)
-        listen_addr = multiaddr.Multiaddr(f"/ip4/{localhost_ip}/tcp/{port}")
+        from libp2p.utils.address_validation import (
+            find_free_port,
+            get_available_interfaces,
+        )
+
+        if port <= 0:
+            port = find_free_port()
+
+        listen_addrs = get_available_interfaces(port)
         host_b = new_host()
 
         async with (
-            host_b.run(listen_addrs=[listen_addr]),
+            host_b.run(listen_addrs=listen_addrs),
             trio.open_nursery() as nursery,
         ):
             # Start the peer-store cleanup task
diff --git a/examples/identify_push/identify_push_listener_dialer.py b/examples/identify_push/identify_push_listener_dialer.py
index a9974b82..3701aaf5 100644
--- a/examples/identify_push/identify_push_listener_dialer.py
+++ b/examples/identify_push/identify_push_listener_dialer.py
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ from libp2p.peer.peerinfo import (
     info_from_p2p_addr,
 )
 
+# Configure minimal logging
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.WARNING)
+logging.getLogger("multiaddr").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+logging.getLogger("libp2p").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+
 # Configure logging
 logger = logging.getLogger("libp2p.identity.identify-push-example")
 
@@ -194,6 +199,11 @@ async def run_listener(
     port: int, use_varint_format: bool = True, raw_format_flag: bool = False
 ) -> None:
     """Run a host in listener mode."""
+    from libp2p.utils.address_validation import find_free_port, get_available_interfaces
+
+    if port <= 0:
+        port = find_free_port()
+
     format_name = "length-prefixed" if use_varint_format else "raw protobuf"
     print(
         f"\n==== Starting Identify-Push Listener on port {port} "
@@ -215,26 +225,33 @@ async def run_listener(
         custom_identify_push_handler_for(host, use_varint_format=use_varint_format),
     )
 
-    # Start listening
-    listen_addr = multiaddr.Multiaddr(f"/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/{port}")
+    # Start listening on all available interfaces
+    listen_addrs = get_available_interfaces(port)
 
     try:
-        async with host.run([listen_addr]):
-            addr = host.get_addrs()[0]
+        async with host.run(listen_addrs):
+            all_addrs = host.get_addrs()
             logger.info("Listener host ready!")
             print("Listener host ready!")
 
-            logger.info(f"Listening on: {addr}")
-            print(f"Listening on: {addr}")
+            logger.info("Listener ready, listening on:")
+            print("Listener ready, listening on:")
+            for addr in all_addrs:
+                logger.info(f"{addr}")
+                print(f"{addr}")
 
             logger.info(f"Peer ID: {host.get_id().pretty()}")
             print(f"Peer ID: {host.get_id().pretty()}")
 
-            print("\nRun dialer with command:")
+            # Use the first address as the default for the dialer command
+            default_addr = all_addrs[0]
+            print("\nRun this from the same folder in another console:")
             if raw_format_flag:
-                print(f"identify-push-listener-dialer-demo -d {addr} --raw-format")
+                print(
+                    f"identify-push-listener-dialer-demo -d {default_addr} --raw-format"
+                )
             else:
-                print(f"identify-push-listener-dialer-demo -d {addr}")
+                print(f"identify-push-listener-dialer-demo -d {default_addr}")
             print("\nWaiting for incoming identify/push requests... (Ctrl+C to exit)")
 
             # Keep running until interrupted
diff --git a/examples/kademlia/kademlia.py b/examples/kademlia/kademlia.py
index faaa66be..80bbc995 100644
--- a/examples/kademlia/kademlia.py
+++ b/examples/kademlia/kademlia.py
@@ -150,26 +150,39 @@ async def run_node(
 
         key_pair = create_new_key_pair(secrets.token_bytes(32))
         host = new_host(key_pair=key_pair)
-        listen_addr = Multiaddr(f"/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/{port}")
 
-        async with host.run(listen_addrs=[listen_addr]), trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
+        from libp2p.utils.address_validation import get_available_interfaces
+
+        listen_addrs = get_available_interfaces(port)
+
+        async with host.run(listen_addrs=listen_addrs), trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
             # Start the peer-store cleanup task
             nursery.start_soon(host.get_peerstore().start_cleanup_task, 60)
 
             peer_id = host.get_id().pretty()
-            addr_str = f"/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/{port}/p2p/{peer_id}"
+
+            # Get all available addresses with peer ID
+            all_addrs = host.get_addrs()
+
+            logger.info("Listener ready, listening on:")
+            for addr in all_addrs:
+                logger.info(f"{addr}")
+
+            # Use the first address as the default for the bootstrap command
+            default_addr = all_addrs[0]
+            bootstrap_cmd = f"--bootstrap {default_addr}"
+            logger.info("To connect to this node, use: %s", bootstrap_cmd)
+
             await connect_to_bootstrap_nodes(host, bootstrap_nodes)
             dht = KadDHT(host, dht_mode)
             # take all peer ids from the host and add them to the dht
             for peer_id in host.get_peerstore().peer_ids():
                 await dht.routing_table.add_peer(peer_id)
             logger.info(f"Connected to bootstrap nodes: {host.get_connected_peers()}")
-            bootstrap_cmd = f"--bootstrap {addr_str}"
-            logger.info("To connect to this node, use: %s", bootstrap_cmd)
 
             # Save server address in server mode
             if dht_mode == DHTMode.SERVER:
-                save_server_addr(addr_str)
+                save_server_addr(str(default_addr))
 
             # Start the DHT service
             async with background_trio_service(dht):
diff --git a/examples/mDNS/mDNS.py b/examples/mDNS/mDNS.py
index 499ca224..9f0cf74b 100644
--- a/examples/mDNS/mDNS.py
+++ b/examples/mDNS/mDNS.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import argparse
 import logging
 import secrets
 
-import multiaddr
 import trio
 
 from libp2p import (
@@ -14,6 +13,11 @@ from libp2p.crypto.secp256k1 import (
 )
 from libp2p.discovery.events.peerDiscovery import peerDiscovery
 
+# Configure minimal logging
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.WARNING)
+logging.getLogger("multiaddr").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+logging.getLogger("libp2p").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+
 logger = logging.getLogger("libp2p.discovery.mdns")
 logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 handler = logging.StreamHandler()
@@ -22,34 +26,43 @@ handler.setFormatter(
 )
 logger.addHandler(handler)
 
-# Set root logger to DEBUG to capture all logs from dependencies
-logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-
 
 def onPeerDiscovery(peerinfo: PeerInfo):
     logger.info(f"Discovered: {peerinfo.peer_id}")
 
 
 async def run(port: int) -> None:
+    from libp2p.utils.address_validation import find_free_port, get_available_interfaces
+
+    if port <= 0:
+        port = find_free_port()
+
     secret = secrets.token_bytes(32)
     key_pair = create_new_key_pair(secret)
-    listen_addr = multiaddr.Multiaddr(f"/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/{port}")
+    listen_addrs = get_available_interfaces(port)
 
     peerDiscovery.register_peer_discovered_handler(onPeerDiscovery)
 
-    print(
-        "Run this from the same folder in another console to "
-        "start another peer on a different port:\n\n"
-        "mdns-demo -p <ANOTHER_PORT>\n"
-    )
-    print("Waiting for mDNS peer discovery events...\n")
-
     logger.info("Starting peer Discovery")
     host = new_host(key_pair=key_pair, enable_mDNS=True)
-    async with host.run(listen_addrs=[listen_addr]), trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
+    async with host.run(listen_addrs=listen_addrs), trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
         # Start the peer-store cleanup task
         nursery.start_soon(host.get_peerstore().start_cleanup_task, 60)
 
+        # Get all available addresses with peer ID
+        all_addrs = host.get_addrs()
+
+        print("Listener ready, listening on:")
+        for addr in all_addrs:
+            print(f"{addr}")
+
+        print(
+            "\nRun this from the same folder in another console to "
+            "start another peer on a different port:\n\n"
+            "mdns-demo -p <ANOTHER_PORT>\n"
+        )
+        print("Waiting for mDNS peer discovery events...\n")
+
         await trio.sleep_forever()
 
 
diff --git a/examples/ping/ping.py b/examples/ping/ping.py
index bb47bd95..52bb759a 100644
--- a/examples/ping/ping.py
+++ b/examples/ping/ping.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import argparse
+import logging
 
 import multiaddr
 import trio
@@ -16,6 +17,11 @@ from libp2p.peer.peerinfo import (
     info_from_p2p_addr,
 )
 
+# Configure minimal logging
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.WARNING)
+logging.getLogger("multiaddr").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+logging.getLogger("libp2p").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+
 PING_PROTOCOL_ID = TProtocol("/ipfs/ping/1.0.0")
 PING_LENGTH = 32
 RESP_TIMEOUT = 60
@@ -55,20 +61,33 @@ async def send_ping(stream: INetStream) -> None:
 
 
 async def run(port: int, destination: str) -> None:
-    listen_addr = multiaddr.Multiaddr(f"/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/{port}")
-    host = new_host(listen_addrs=[listen_addr])
+    from libp2p.utils.address_validation import find_free_port, get_available_interfaces
 
-    async with host.run(listen_addrs=[listen_addr]), trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
+    if port <= 0:
+        port = find_free_port()
+
+    listen_addrs = get_available_interfaces(port)
+    host = new_host(listen_addrs=listen_addrs)
+
+    async with host.run(listen_addrs=listen_addrs), trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
         # Start the peer-store cleanup task
         nursery.start_soon(host.get_peerstore().start_cleanup_task, 60)
 
         if not destination:
             host.set_stream_handler(PING_PROTOCOL_ID, handle_ping)
 
+            # Get all available addresses with peer ID
+            all_addrs = host.get_addrs()
+
+            print("Listener ready, listening on:\n")
+            for addr in all_addrs:
+                print(f"{addr}")
+
+            # Use the first address as the default for the client command
+            default_addr = all_addrs[0]
             print(
-                "Run this from the same folder in another console:\n\n"
-                f"ping-demo "
-                f"-d {host.get_addrs()[0]}\n"
+                f"\nRun this from the same folder in another console:\n\n"
+                f"ping-demo -d {default_addr}\n"
             )
             print("Waiting for incoming connection...")
 
diff --git a/examples/pubsub/pubsub.py b/examples/pubsub/pubsub.py
index 843a2829..6e8495c1 100644
--- a/examples/pubsub/pubsub.py
+++ b/examples/pubsub/pubsub.py
@@ -102,14 +102,13 @@ async def monitor_peer_topics(pubsub, nursery, termination_event):
 
 
 async def run(topic: str, destination: str | None, port: int | None) -> None:
-    # Initialize network settings
-    localhost_ip = "127.0.0.1"
+    from libp2p.utils.address_validation import get_available_interfaces
 
     if port is None or port == 0:
         port = find_free_port()
         logger.info(f"Using random available port: {port}")
 
-    listen_addr = multiaddr.Multiaddr(f"/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/{port}")
+    listen_addrs = get_available_interfaces(port)
 
     # Create a new libp2p host
     host = new_host(
@@ -138,12 +137,11 @@ async def run(topic: str, destination: str | None, port: int | None) -> None:
 
     pubsub = Pubsub(host, gossipsub)
     termination_event = trio.Event()  # Event to signal termination
-    async with host.run(listen_addrs=[listen_addr]), trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
+    async with host.run(listen_addrs=listen_addrs), trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
         # Start the peer-store cleanup task
         nursery.start_soon(host.get_peerstore().start_cleanup_task, 60)
 
         logger.info(f"Node started with peer ID: {host.get_id()}")
-        logger.info(f"Listening on: {listen_addr}")
         logger.info("Initializing PubSub and GossipSub...")
         async with background_trio_service(pubsub):
             async with background_trio_service(gossipsub):
@@ -157,10 +155,18 @@ async def run(topic: str, destination: str | None, port: int | None) -> None:
 
                 if not destination:
                     # Server mode
+                    # Get all available addresses with peer ID
+                    all_addrs = host.get_addrs()
+
+                    logger.info("Listener ready, listening on:")
+                    for addr in all_addrs:
+                        logger.info(f"{addr}")
+
+                    # Use the first address as the default for the client command
+                    default_addr = all_addrs[0]
                     logger.info(
-                        "Run this script in another console with:\n"
-                        f"pubsub-demo "
-                        f"-d /ip4/{localhost_ip}/tcp/{port}/p2p/{host.get_id()}\n"
+                        f"\nRun this from the same folder in another console:\n\n"
+                        f"pubsub-demo -d {default_addr}\n"
                     )
                     logger.info("Waiting for peers...")
 
@@ -182,11 +188,6 @@ async def run(topic: str, destination: str | None, port: int | None) -> None:
                         f"Connecting to peer: {info.peer_id} "
                         f"using protocols: {protocols_in_maddr}"
                     )
-                    logger.info(
-                        "Run this script in another console with:\n"
-                        f"pubsub-demo "
-                        f"-d /ip4/{localhost_ip}/tcp/{port}/p2p/{host.get_id()}\n"
-                    )
                     try:
                         await host.connect(info)
                         logger.info(f"Connected to peer: {info.peer_id}")
diff --git a/examples/random_walk/random_walk.py b/examples/random_walk/random_walk.py
index b90d6304..d2278b16 100644
--- a/examples/random_walk/random_walk.py
+++ b/examples/random_walk/random_walk.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import random
 import secrets
 import sys
 
-from multiaddr import Multiaddr
 import trio
 
 from libp2p import new_host
@@ -130,16 +129,24 @@ async def run_node(port: int, mode: str, demo_interval: int = 30) -> None:
         # Create host and DHT
         key_pair = create_new_key_pair(secrets.token_bytes(32))
         host = new_host(key_pair=key_pair, bootstrap=DEFAULT_BOOTSTRAP_NODES)
-        listen_addr = Multiaddr(f"/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/{port}")
 
-        async with host.run(listen_addrs=[listen_addr]), trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
+        from libp2p.utils.address_validation import get_available_interfaces
+
+        listen_addrs = get_available_interfaces(port)
+
+        async with host.run(listen_addrs=listen_addrs), trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
             # Start maintenance tasks
             nursery.start_soon(host.get_peerstore().start_cleanup_task, 60)
             nursery.start_soon(maintain_connections, host)
 
             peer_id = host.get_id().pretty()
             logger.info(f"Node peer ID: {peer_id}")
-            logger.info(f"Node address: /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/{port}/p2p/{peer_id}")
+
+            # Get all available addresses with peer ID
+            all_addrs = host.get_addrs()
+            logger.info("Listener ready, listening on:")
+            for addr in all_addrs:
+                logger.info(f"{addr}")
 
             # Create and start DHT with Random Walk enabled
             dht = KadDHT(host, dht_mode, enable_random_walk=True)
diff --git a/libp2p/utils/address_validation.py b/libp2p/utils/address_validation.py
index 10677241..a470ad24 100644
--- a/libp2p/utils/address_validation.py
+++ b/libp2p/utils/address_validation.py
@@ -73,8 +73,9 @@ def get_available_interfaces(port: int, protocol: str = "tcp") -> list[Multiaddr
     seen_v4: set[str] = set()
 
     for ip in _safe_get_network_addrs(4):
-        seen_v4.add(ip)
-        addrs.append(Multiaddr(f"/ip4/{ip}/{protocol}/{port}"))
+        if ip not in seen_v4:  # Avoid duplicates
+            seen_v4.add(ip)
+            addrs.append(Multiaddr(f"/ip4/{ip}/{protocol}/{port}"))
 
     # Ensure IPv4 loopback is always included when IPv4 interfaces are discovered
     if seen_v4 and "127.0.0.1" not in seen_v4:
@@ -89,8 +90,9 @@ def get_available_interfaces(port: int, protocol: str = "tcp") -> list[Multiaddr
     #
     # seen_v6: set[str] = set()
     # for ip in _safe_get_network_addrs(6):
-    #     seen_v6.add(ip)
-    #     addrs.append(Multiaddr(f"/ip6/{ip}/{protocol}/{port}"))
+    #     if ip not in seen_v6:  # Avoid duplicates
+    #         seen_v6.add(ip)
+    #         addrs.append(Multiaddr(f"/ip6/{ip}/{protocol}/{port}"))
     #
     # # Always include IPv6 loopback for testing purposes when IPv6 is available
     # # This ensures IPv6 functionality can be tested even without global IPv6 addresses