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trumpdongyesterday at 8:39 AM1 replyview on HN

How would the receiving host know which 127 address you imagined belongs to it?


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dcrazyyesterday at 1:27 PM

What do you mean “receiving host?” 127/8 is reserved for loopback. If you bind a socket to an interface with an address in that range, you can only use it to communicate with yourself. The sending and receiving hosts are the same.

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