local host stands in the IT-range for the momentarily used system or its IP address.

Usually the own system (the local host) under the IP address 127.0.0.1 for TCP/IP applications is attainable in the same way, as a far system (a remote host) under a usual address. It makes possible among other things to operate server applications with a Client on the same computer. Use finds particularly for testing Web servers or for the operation of Spiele-Servern.Dabei can one any address of the net mask 127.0.0.0 /8, e.g. http://127.0.0.1/ or also the name http://localhost/ as URL use.

In order to make the accessibility possible of the own computer over TCP/IP, an interface, a in such a way specified loop-bake DEVICEs begun. This behaves like a virtual network map, which passes all outgoing packets on to its own entrance. Instead of 127.0.0.1 the address becomes with IPv6:: 1 uses.

Related links

• RFC 3330 - "“Special Use IPv4 Addresses"”
• RFC 3513 - to "“Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) ADDR-sing Architecture"”

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