[CentOS] /etc/hosts - hostname alias for 127.0.0.1
Robert Nichols
rnicholsNOSPAM at comcast.netTue Mar 8 05:10:03 UTC 2011
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On 03/07/2011 08:21 PM, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: > > That said, it can be problematic when you "ping $HOSTNAME" and get a > valid 127.0.0.1 response, and haven't actually tested your external > port. It also requires thought for configuring SSH and SNMP and NFS to > allow localhost access. When you ping the IP address of your external link, that packet gets short-circuited in the kernel and never goes to the physical port, so you aren't testing your external port for that case either. -- Bob Nichols "NOSPAM" is really part of my email address. Do NOT delete it.
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