127.0.0.1, localhost, and loopback address are terms that are often used interchangeably in computer networking, but they have different meanings and uses. In this article, we will explore what these ...

The IP address 127.0.0.1, commonly referred to as the localhost or loopback address, serves a unique purpose in networking. It allows a computer to reference itself rather than communicate with other ...

When attempting to access a service behind a NodePort via 127.0.0.1:myport, the traffic gets routed into the appropriate endpoint with the source address 127.0.0.1. This causes the container's replies ...

Instead of relying on IP addresses, consider checking whether the target address is assigned to a loopback interface. If yes, then that target should be considered local. The following are usually ...

Even when every network device is disconnected, your computer can still communicate over a kind of network. Known as a “loopback,” a Unix machine can send and receive network communications from ...

Last week I was at Cisco Live in Orlando and met, yet again, some people that had been taught one must set the TTL to 2 for two directly connected routers to be able to eBGP peer between their ...