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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>I am being serious here by the way.<br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: pj.world@hotmail.com<br>To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org<br>Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 04:33:04 -0600<br>Subject: Re: [tclug-list] The cleaner:<br><br>
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<div dir="ltr">Thank you:<br><br>paul@desk/paul-Lenovo ~ $ ip addr | grep inet<br> inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo<br> <br>Since I am on the topic what is the 127.0.0.1/8 meaning the /8 must mean something right? If I can please ask your knowledge on this?<br><br>I thank you for your time,<br><br>- -<br>paul g<br><br><div>> Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 04:20:44 -0600<br>> From: tclug@freakzilla.com<br>> To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org<br>> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] The cleaner:<br>> <br>> On Tue, 3 Feb 2015, paul g wrote:<br>> <br>> > 1. what do/does the line's above labeled 'scope' refer to? I understand that<br>> > I am not using ipv6 at this point in time.<br>> <br>> "scope host" means that address is only visible to and from that specific <br>> host. Basically the the ip address "127.0.0.1" (also known as "localhost") <br>> can only be accessed from that specific host. On every UNIX machine, <br>> 127.0.0.1 is "this machine I am currently on". You ssh to 127.0.0.1 and <br>> the machine you're on will answer. It's basically it's address for itself.<br>> <br>> "scope link", I assume, would mean anything on that link can access it. <br>> And "global" would mean it's available globally on your network - but <br>> since that's a 192.168.* address it's only available on YOUR netwrok, and <br>> not the internet.<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota<br>> tclug-list@mn-linux.org<br>> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list<br></div> </div>
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