Tim: >> You're playing with the local loopback device. 127.0.0.1 is the >> traditional IP address for it, and localhost is the traditional >> hostname for it. Patrick O'Callaghan: > Not just traditional, it's a required standard (the IP at least). On a variety of systems, 127.0.0.x (where x can be almost anything) also works the same way. On this box, x can be 1 to 255, for pinging, at least. Actually, on this box, for "127.x.y.z", x, y, & z can all be played with, and are still on the local loopback device. -- [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -r 2.6.25.6-55.fc9.i686 Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
