# whitelist ip address - local machine

**URL:** <https://community.gatling.io/t/whitelist-ip-address-local-machine/5649>\
**Category:** Gatling (Open-Source)\
**Created:** [June 2, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/whitelist-ip-address-local-machine/5649 "2020-06-02T14:34:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Akshay\_Mittal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@Akshay\_Mittal](https://community.gatling.io/u/Akshay_Mittal)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/whitelist-ip-address-local-machine/5649/1 "2020-06-02T14:34:36Z")

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I am running a load test from my local machine around 90,000 rps.

get request; the token expires in 15mins  
simulation:

```auto
setUp(bridgeBarApiGetUserDetails.inject(
  rampUsersPerSec(1) to 100 during (60 seconds),
  constantUsersPerSec(100) during (820 seconds)
).protocols(httpProtocolConfig))

```

I am wondering how Gatling uses an IP address?

Our load balancer is rate-limiting and sending 403. I want to avoid that so how can I use my local IP and whitelist my IP it does not rate limit.

Thanks  
Akshay

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**Author:** ![Akshay\_Mittal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@Akshay\_Mittal](https://community.gatling.io/u/Akshay_Mittal)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/whitelist-ip-address-local-machine/5649/2 "2020-06-03T20:38:00Z")

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I was able to fix by whitelisting my IP in a load balancer.