Re: Revisiting the hostname/FQDN issue, adding libnss-myhostname

[Bjørn Mork <bjorn@mork.no>]

Thorsten Glaser <tg@debian.org> writes:

> First off, that 127.0.1.1 has to go. There are active changes
> underways to change the 127/8 allocation to an 127/24 one, to
> free more IPv4 addresses. (Just passing on, don’t talk to me
> about this one.)

I assume you're referring to
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-schoen-intarea-unicast-127/ ?

It proposes 127/16 for the loopback network.  So 127.0.1.1 is perfectly
fine, even in a distant future after this draft has become an Internet
Standard.

(Let's not go into a discussion about the draft here.  Take that to the
IETF if you're interesed.  Just wanted to clear up that 127/24 confusion)


Bjørn