Balazs GAL wrote: > Anthony DeRobertis wrote: > > > (from /etc/hosts) > > 127.0.0.1 bohr.local bohr localhost > > 192.168.65.5 bohr.local bohr > > This is a broken setup, and it will break many apps. > Use it only, if you really _should_ use it as a workaround.
Why do you say it is broken? What apps will it break? Strictly speaking I think it is fine, although not a configuration that I use. > The right one: > > 127.0.0.1 localhost > 192.168.65.5 bohr.local bohr On a laptop with a sometimes disconnected PCMCIA network card you might find this very inconvenient. The first configuration above will always use the loopback address and will always be able to talk to itself even if the network is offline since the loopback is always available. But this second configuration requires the network and will fail in the case that you have taken it offline. On laptops that is not a desireable situation. Even in the desktop environment there are cases where users will take the network offline creating a similar situation. Applications should be able to handle either configuration transparently. Bob
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