Re: localhost in /etc/hosts
> Am 2006-11-13 02:07:52, schrieb David Jardine:
> > To muddy the water a little more, I have
> >
> > 127.0.0.1 quash localhost loopback
On 19.11.06 15:14, Michelle Konzack wrote:
> This is definitivly wrong!
>
> An /etc/hosts file can have only 3 fields plus comment.
no, there may be more aliases
> It should be
>
> 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost # Localhost
>
> IP.OF.THE.SYSTEM <fqdn> <hostname> # My Computer
we are talking about machines that DO NOT HAVE "IP.OF.THE.SYSTEM".
There are machines that are not permanently connected to the internet and
they can NOT just use any IP (except range 127.0.0.0/8) just because they
connect to different networks where any other IP could cause a problem.
This will be different with IPv6, but it is the current status of IPv4.
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