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dcrazyyesterday at 1:27 PM1 replyview on HN

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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trumpdongyesterday at 5:09 PM

I mean the host that receives the packet. Weren't you suggesting to use 127/8 as an alternative to link-local addresses?

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