I've set it before to prevent IP trips to the router for programs that use IP to talk to itself (like some backup programs that work over a network). But like I said, it's probably my lack of understanding of how "proper" networking is to be setup... :)
Rich Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech Inc, Sussex, WI USA -----Original Message----- Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 5:14 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Rich, Before now, I've not heard of setting localhosts to the real IP address. I've only seen it aliased to loopback ( 127.0.0.1 ). Why would you do otherwise? Jared -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Jesse, Rich INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
