Loopback Address

[tinku1980]

Hi there,

Can anyone over there can give the complete details about the "Loopback Address". Need it really urgently.

 

[GRMorris]

"Loopback Address" in google will tell you just about anything you could possibly want to know about this.

And probably a lot more.

 

[nemotek]

loopback address is 127.0.0.1

 

[Syty]

it's used for diagnostics, generally speaking....on routers is server a different function, ie. Asynch, etc..

Google is the way to go.

Too much information to give in one paragraph

 

[tinku1980]

i tried out google. NBut i was unable to find any such information about the loopback address. Actually i need to know what are the chances of a machine going in a loopback address.

Can we take any precautions to avoid a machine going in a loopback address.

 

[GRMorris]

A loopback address is really only there for testing purpose. I'm not quite what you are trying to stop.

Why would your computer utilise the loopback address in the first place?

 

[Walter349]

The Loopback address 127.0.0.1 or localhost tests the functions of the NIC controller chipset. It does not test the Port function. For that you would need a loopback adaptor.

As for the NIC 'going into' the loopback address, I assume that you mean the NIC having the 127.0.0.1 address assigned to it, effectively removing itself from the network.

The loopback address is a reserved address and cannot be assigned by normal means. So it is an unlikely event to occur under normal operations. Note I do not say impossible. but it would take a direct effort to achive it.