From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: April 8, 2007
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: is 127.0.0.1 required?
>
> Leo,
> Hey Leo ... Here's my question. I understand that the IP address
> 127.0.0.1 is a "localhost" "my computer" loopback IP address. I have
> seen this IP address shown on the ZoneLab ZASS Firewall list. This IP
> address is not showing anymore. Is this IP address important and
> necessary/needed for proper computer operation? Thanks.
I'm not sure why ZoneLab's product would stop showing it but: a) yes,
the IP address is important, but b) there's no way to actually delete it,
so I'd be surprized if anything would be impacted.
Thanks for asking,
Leo
Article 1556
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