On Fri, Apr 22, 2005 at 10:39:49AM -0700, Michael O'Keefe wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >I'm trying to understand what loopback interface is used for > >and /how/ it is works. > > > >Anyone got any examples of how an app uses loopback interface > >effectively??
I use it all the time to develop my c/s apps on one machine. I just make the server IP 127.0.0.1 in my config file and run the back end (Postgres, Apache, etc) on the same box. This is great when I'm dragged off somewhere by my wife and can only take the laptop (my wife instinctively thinks all computer time is selfish and antisocial unless I'm fixing hers -- go figure). I have never *never* had to change a line of code once something worked on the loopback. I used to test from time to time, but now I don't bother -- if it works on lo, it works. -- Lan Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Guy, SCM Specialist 858-354-0616 -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
