There are various thoughts on how this should be done. The 127.0.0.2 address should be routed to the loopback interface, which does not send the packet to the actual NIC. This is more efficient then having the NIC route the packet back to the system.
-----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Michael MacIsaac Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 8:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: 127.0.0.2 in /etc/hosts? Hello list, On a SLES 10 SP2 system, it seems the last line in /etc/hosts is: # tail -1 /etc/hosts 127.0.0.2 gpok189.endicott.ibm.com gpok189 Where the DNS name of the machine is "gpok189.endicott.ibm.com". But the IP address is not there. Why is "127.0.0.2" and not Linux's IP address there? Is this something new in SP2? I don't recall seeing it in older versions of SLES. Thanks. "Mike MacIsaac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (845) 433-7061 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 __________________________________________________________________________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email from the State of California is for the sole use of the intended recipient and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review or use, including disclosure or distribution, is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
