From: Scott Morris (swm@emanon.com)
Date: Sun Nov 27 2005 - 22:31:11 GMT-3
Festive, I didn't know it was RFC'd. ;) Whoda thunk it?
-----Original Message-----
From: James Ventre [mailto:messageboard@ventrefamily.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 8:27 PM
To: Scott Morris
Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: Microsoft Loopback address
>Microsoft is their AutoNet concept which is the 169.254/16 range.
Linux does it too, and it's RFC'd.
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3927.html
James
Scott Morris wrote:
> Any machine (Microsoft or otherwise) uses 127.0.0.1 as a default loopback.
> The entire 127/8 range CAN be used, and often is (again, HW/SW
independent).
> The only thing I can think of specific to Microsoft is their AutoNet
> concept which is the 169.254/16 range. That is NOT a loopback though.
>
> I'd probably ask the proctor what "Microsoft" and "loopback" had to do
> with each other in the same sentence.
>
> Scott
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