diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d87b56d42..ef81eaa55 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ Version 0.5.3 -
 ## MISC
 * #314 Makefile now allows supports the PREFIX environment variable. Thanks @bfontaine
 
+## FEATURES
+* #303 Added ability to select network interface. Thanks @audibleblink.
 
 Version 0.5.2 - June 9, 2020
 
diff --git a/lib/extend-http.rb b/lib/extend-http.rb
index b85f5a49c..7fd7acbc5 100644
--- a/lib/extend-http.rb
+++ b/lib/extend-http.rb
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ class ExtendedHTTP < Net::HTTP #:nodoc:
   # without opening the TCP connection or initializing the HTTP session.
   # The +address+ should be a DNS hostname or IP address.
   def initialize(address, port = nil)
+
     @address = address
     @port    = (port || HTTP.default_port)
-    @local_host = nil
-    @local_port = nil
+
     @curr_http_version = HTTPVersion
     @keep_alive_timeout = 2
     @last_communicated = nil
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ def connect
     D "opening connection to #{conn_address}:#{conn_port}..."
     s = Timeout.timeout(@open_timeout, Net::OpenTimeout) do
       TCPSocket.open(conn_address, conn_port, @local_host, @local_port)
+     # TCPSocket.open(conn_address, conn_port, '127.0.0.1', '11111')
+
     end
     s.setsockopt(Socket::IPPROTO_TCP, Socket::TCP_NODELAY, 1)
     D 'opened'
diff --git a/lib/target.rb b/lib/target.rb
index efce08599..77e9e09b5 100644
--- a/lib/target.rb
+++ b/lib/target.rb
@@ -267,6 +267,8 @@ def open_url(options)
         http = ExtendedHTTP::Proxy($PROXY_HOST, $PROXY_PORT, $PROXY_USER, $PROXY_PASS).new(@uri.host, @uri.port)
       else
         http = ExtendedHTTP.new(@uri.host, @uri.port)
+        http.local_host = $local_host
+        http.local_port = $local_port if $local_port
       end
 
       # set timeouts
@@ -317,8 +319,8 @@ def open_url(options)
       puts @uri.to_s + " [#{status}]" if $verbose > 1
 
     rescue StandardError => err
+      pp err
       raise err
-
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/whatweb.rb b/lib/whatweb.rb
index ced48a2e5..9d81f4aca 100644
--- a/lib/whatweb.rb
+++ b/lib/whatweb.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 require 'open-uri'
 require 'digest/md5'
 require 'openssl' # required for Ruby version ~> 2.4
+require 'socket'
 require 'pp'
 
 
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@
 Dir["#{File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__))}/logging/*.rb"].each {|file| require file }
 
 # Output options
-$WWDEBUG = false # raise exceptions in plugins, etc
+$WWDEBUG = true # raise exceptions in plugins, etc
 $verbose = 0 # $VERBOSE is reserved in ruby
 $use_colour = 'auto'
 $QUIET = false
@@ -78,6 +79,9 @@
 $BASIC_AUTH_USER = nil
 $BASIC_AUTH_PASS = nil
 
+$local_host = nil
+$local_post = nil
+
 # Ruby Version Compatability
 if Gem::Version.new(RUBY_VERSION) < Gem::Version.new(2.0)
   raise('Unsupported version of Ruby. WhatWeb requires Ruby 2.0 or later.')
diff --git a/whatweb b/whatweb
index 667fa937e..73974d432 100755
--- a/whatweb
+++ b/whatweb
@@ -155,6 +155,11 @@ PERFORMANCE & STABILITY:
   --wait=SECONDS\t\tWait SECONDS between connections.
 \t\t\t\tThis is useful when using a single thread.
 
+NETWORK INTERFACE:
+  --interface=INTERFACE\t\tUse specified network interface.
+  --source-port=PORT\t\tSpecify source TCP port to use.
+  --source-addr=ADDRESS\t\tSpecify source IP address to use.
+
 HELP & MISCELLANEOUS:
   --short-help\t\t\tShort usage help.
   --help, -h\t\t\tComplete usage help.
@@ -324,6 +329,9 @@ opts = GetoptLong.new(
   ['-U', '--user-agent', GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT],
   ['-a', '--aggression', GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT],
   ['-t', '--max-threads', GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT],
+  ['--interface', GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT],
+  ['--source-port', GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT],
+  ['--source-address', GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT],
   ['--follow-redirect', GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT],
   ['--max-redirects', GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT],
   ['--proxy', GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT],
@@ -356,6 +364,51 @@ begin
       exit
     when '-p', '--plugins'
       plugin_selection = arg
+
+    when '--interface'
+      $interface = arg.downcase
+
+      valid_interfaces = Socket.getifaddrs.map(&:name).uniq
+      raise "Network interface #{$interface} is not valid.\n" unless valid_interfaces.include? $interface
+      pp "Found valid interfaces:  #{valid_interfaces}"  if $verbose > 2
+
+      # unless the user has already selected this manually
+      unless $local_host
+
+        # choose the IP address to use
+        number_of_ips_on_interface   = Socket.getifaddrs.select { |x| x.name == $interface and x.addr.ip?  }.compact.size
+        number_of_ipv4s_on_interface = Socket.getifaddrs.select { |x| x.name == $interface and x.addr.ip? and x.addr.ipv4? }.compact.size
+        number_of_ipv6s_on_interface = Socket.getifaddrs.select { |x| x.name == $interface and x.addr.ip? and x.addr.ipv6? }.compact.size
+
+        $local_host = if number_of_ips_on_interface == 0
+          raise "No IP addresses were found for the #{$interface} interface."
+
+        elsif number_of_ipv4s_on_interface > 0 
+          Socket.getifaddrs.select { |x| x.name == $interface and x.addr.ip? and x.addr.ipv4? }.map(&:addr).first.ip_address
+
+        elsif number_of_ipv6s_on_interface > 0
+          Socket.getifaddrs.select { |x| x.name == $interface and x.addr.ip? and x.addr.ipv6? }.map(&:addr).first.ip_address.split("%").first
+
+        elsif number_of_ipv4s_on_interface == 0 and number_of_ipv6s_on_interface == 0
+          raise "No IPv4 or IPv6 addresses were found for #{$interface} interface."
+        end
+        
+        pp "IP address auto-selected from interface: #{$local_host}" if $verbose > 2
+      else
+        pp "IP address already selected by user: #{$local_host}" if $verbose > 2
+      end
+
+    when '--source-port'
+      $local_port = arg.to_i
+      raise "Source port must be betwen 0 and 65535\n" unless (0..65535).include? $local_port
+
+    when '--source-address'
+      raise "Specify source address or the interface, but not both." if $local_host 
+
+      $local_host = arg
+      valid_ip_addresses = Socket.ip_address_list.map { |x| x.ip_address.split("%").first }.uniq
+      raise "Valid IP address must be specified\n" unless valid_ip_addresses.include? $local_host
+
     when '-I', '--info-plugins'
       PluginSupport.load_plugins
       PluginSupport.plugin_info(arg.split(','))
@@ -547,6 +600,9 @@ rescue StandardError, GetoptLong::Error => err
   exit
 end
 
+# check interfaces
+pp "interface: $interface, local_host: #{$local_host}, local_port: #{$local_port}" if $verbose > 2
+
 # sanity check # Disable colours in Windows environments when set to auto
 if RbConfig::CONFIG['host_os'] =~ /mswin|mingw/
   $use_colour = false unless $use_colour == 'always'
@@ -636,3 +692,4 @@ logging_list.each(&:close)
 Plugin.shutdown_all
 
 # pp $PLUGIN_TIMES.sort_by {|x,y|y }
+