CGS <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2026-09-30, Joe <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:37:31 +0000 > > Thomas Pircher <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> Is there a reason you use 127.0.1.1 instead of the more commonly used > >> value 127.0.0.1? > >> > > Not more commonly as a Debian default. A great many years ago, Debian > > switched to using 127.0.1.1, and I cannot remember the reason given. > > > > OK: > > https://serverfault.com/questions/1002599/is-debian-the-only-distribution-using-127-0-1-1-instead-of-127-0-0-1 > > > > > Really? This has always been confusing for us eternal neophytes and > newbies. > > I have: > > 127.0.0.1 localhost > 127.0.1.1 einstein.home.arpa einstein
Yes, OP here, that's exactly the form I have. I'm pretty sure it's the default installed by Debian, I don't think I did anything to change it. -- Chris Green ยท
