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From: scottr@CSC-LONS.ARPA (Scott W. Rogers)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: LOOPBACK Net Number
Message-ID: <8805201500.AA27355@csc-lons.ARPA>
Date: 20 May 88 15:00:59 GMT
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Qeustion to all you network GURU's:				05/20/88

Is there a standard for a loopback address.  On BSD machines I've seen
it is usually 127.0.0.1, however EXCELNA defaults to 127.0.0.0.  Both
let you override the default.

I did not see any references to loopback addresses in the RFC index. Any
comments or suggestions on where to look?

				Thanks,
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Scott W. Rogers		Computer Sciences Corporation - Systems Division
AT&T: (703) 876-1363	3160 Fairview Park Dr. - Falls Church, VA 22152
Fax:  (703) 876-4072	Internet: scottr@csc-lons.ARPA
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