Re: /etc/hosts and resolving of the local host/domainname - 127.0.0.1 vs. 127.0.1.1
On 2013-07-31 15:46:29 +0800, Thomas Goirand wrote:
> On 07/31/2013 08:30 AM, Steve Langasek wrote:
> > What I'm missing your email is a problem statement explaining what it is
> > you're trying to solve. The current implementation has been working
> > reliably for years.
>
> He did wrote it. 127.0.1.1 breaks because some daemon (many, according
> to him) bind only on 127.0.0.1, and not 127.0.0.0/8 as they should.
I disagree. If the goal is to accept connections for request to <fqdn>,
then binding on 127.0.0.0/8 wouldn't be a solution, as it wouldn't work
if the IP associated with <fqdn> is not a loopback one.
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