diff --git a/src/main/hooklib/Module.mk b/src/main/hooklib/Module.mk
index 1527390..261a31f 100644
--- a/src/main/hooklib/Module.mk
+++ b/src/main/hooklib/Module.mk
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ src_hooklib     := \
     acp.c \
     app.c \
     adapter.c \
+    config-adapter.c \
     rs232.c \
     setupapi.c \
 
diff --git a/src/main/hooklib/adapter.c b/src/main/hooklib/adapter.c
index 082d698..60b79e4 100644
--- a/src/main/hooklib/adapter.c
+++ b/src/main/hooklib/adapter.c
@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <winsock2.h>
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
 #include "hook/table.h"
 
 #include "hooklib/adapter.h"
 
 #include "util/codepage.h"
 #include "util/defs.h"
+#include "util/log.h"
 
 static DWORD WINAPI
 my_GetAdaptersInfo(PIP_ADAPTER_INFO adapter_info, PULONG out_buf_len);
@@ -16,6 +20,9 @@ my_GetAdaptersInfo(PIP_ADAPTER_INFO adapter_info, PULONG out_buf_len);
 static DWORD(WINAPI *real_GetAdaptersInfo)(
     PIP_ADAPTER_INFO adapter_info, PULONG out_buf_len);
 
+static IP_ADDRESS_STRING override_address;
+static bool use_address_override;
+
 static const struct hook_symbol adapter_hook_syms[] = {
     {.name = "GetAdaptersInfo",
      .patch = my_GetAdaptersInfo,
@@ -37,6 +44,24 @@ my_GetAdaptersInfo(PIP_ADAPTER_INFO adapter_info, PULONG out_buf_len)
         return ret;
     }
 
+    info = adapter_info;
+
+    if (use_address_override) {
+        while (info) {
+            // this is well defined to be at most sizeof(IP_ADDRESS_STRING)
+            // and NULL filled if shorter (hence the memset in adapter_hook_override)
+            if (!memcmp(info->IpAddressList.IpAddress.String, override_address.String, sizeof(IP_ADDRESS_STRING))) {
+                log_info("%s: using [override] adapter: %s, %s, %s, %s", __FUNCTION__, info->AdapterName, info->Description, info->IpAddressList.IpAddress.String, info->IpAddressList.IpMask.String);
+
+                // copy only this adapter over
+                memcpy(adapter_info, info, sizeof(*info));
+                adapter_info->Next = 0;
+                return ret;
+            }
+            info = info->Next;
+        }
+    }
+
     ip_fwd_table = (MIB_IPFORWARDTABLE *) malloc(sizeof(MIB_IPFORWARDTABLE));
     table_size = 0;
 
@@ -58,6 +83,9 @@ my_GetAdaptersInfo(PIP_ADAPTER_INFO adapter_info, PULONG out_buf_len)
 
     while (info) {
         if (info->Index == best_adapter) {
+            log_info("%s: using [best] adapter: %s, %s, %s, %s", __FUNCTION__, info->AdapterName, info->Description, info->IpAddressList.IpAddress.String, info->IpAddressList.IpMask.String);
+
+            // copy only this adapter over
             memcpy(adapter_info, info, sizeof(*info));
             adapter_info->Next = 0;
             return ret;
@@ -73,3 +101,24 @@ void adapter_hook_init(void)
     hook_table_apply(
         NULL, "iphlpapi.dll", adapter_hook_syms, lengthof(adapter_hook_syms));
 }
+
+void adapter_hook_override(const char* adapter_address)
+{
+    // starts off false anyways due to static
+    // but in case it gets called multiple times, set it anyways
+    use_address_override = false;
+
+    if (adapter_address == NULL || *adapter_address == NULL) {
+        // empty, do nothing
+        return;
+    }
+    if (strlen(adapter_address) > sizeof(IP_ADDRESS_STRING)) {
+        log_warning("%s: %s is not an ipv4 address", __FUNCTION__, adapter_address);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    memset(override_address.String, 0, sizeof(IP_ADDRESS_STRING));
+    memcpy(override_address.String, adapter_address, sizeof(IP_ADDRESS_STRING));
+
+    use_address_override = true;
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/hooklib/adapter.h b/src/main/hooklib/adapter.h
index b6a83ce..1f70931 100644
--- a/src/main/hooklib/adapter.h
+++ b/src/main/hooklib/adapter.h
@@ -3,4 +3,11 @@
 
 void adapter_hook_init(void);
 
+/**
+ * Uses the provided address to try and match a network adapter
+ *
+ * @param network ip to match
+ */
+void adapter_hook_override(const char* adapter_address);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/main/hooklib/config-adapter.c b/src/main/hooklib/config-adapter.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8d2167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/hooklib/config-adapter.c
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#include "cconfig/cconfig-util.h"
+
+#include "hooklib/config-adapter.h"
+
+#include "util/log.h"
+
+#define HOOKLIB_CONFIG_ADAPTER_OVERRIDE_IP_KEY "adapter.override_ip"
+
+#define HOOKLIB_CONFIG_ADAPTER_DEFAULT_OVERRIDE_IP_VALUE ""
+
+void hooklib_config_adapter_init(struct cconfig *config)
+{
+    cconfig_util_set_str(
+        config,
+        HOOKLIB_CONFIG_ADAPTER_OVERRIDE_IP_KEY,
+        HOOKLIB_CONFIG_ADAPTER_DEFAULT_OVERRIDE_IP_VALUE,
+        "IP of adapter to force override with");
+}
+
+void hooklib_config_adapter_get(struct hooklib_config_adapter *config_adapter, struct cconfig *config)
+{
+    if (!cconfig_util_get_str(
+            config,
+            HOOKLIB_CONFIG_ADAPTER_OVERRIDE_IP_KEY,
+            config_adapter->override_ip,
+            sizeof(config_adapter->override_ip),
+            HOOKLIB_CONFIG_ADAPTER_DEFAULT_OVERRIDE_IP_VALUE)) {
+        log_warning(
+            "Invalid value for key '%s' specified, fallback "
+            "to default '%s'",
+            HOOKLIB_CONFIG_ADAPTER_OVERRIDE_IP_KEY,
+            HOOKLIB_CONFIG_ADAPTER_DEFAULT_OVERRIDE_IP_VALUE);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/hooklib/config-adapter.h b/src/main/hooklib/config-adapter.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2013fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/hooklib/config-adapter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#ifndef HOOKLIB_CONFIG_ADAPTER_H
+#define HOOKLIB_CONFIG_ADAPTER_H
+
+#include <windows.h>
+
+#include "cconfig/cconfig.h"
+
+struct hooklib_config_adapter {
+    // this is larger on purpose, in case ppl enter the wrong stuff here
+    char override_ip[32];
+};
+
+void hooklib_config_adapter_init(struct cconfig *config);
+
+void hooklib_config_adapter_get(struct hooklib_config_adapter *config_adapter, struct cconfig *config);
+
+#endif
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