Definitions
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- noun The
routing of asignal ,data stream , etc. from itsorigin back to the origin, primarily as a means of testing thetransmission ortransportation infrastructure .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Configures the device to perform DTE (Data Terminal Equipment) loopback, which is a diagnostic test of the internal CSU/DSU and the local DTE.
set wan ds3 loopback 2001
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Configures the device to perform local loopback, which is a diagnostic line test which forces the device's CSU to loop data received from the network back out to the network. remote
set wan ds3 loopback 2001
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Instead, I'm going to use what's known as the loopback address, which every server translates to 127.0.0.1.
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Instead, I'm going to use what's known as the loopback address, which every server translates to 127.0.0.1.
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Instead, I'm going to use what's known as the loopback address, which every server translates to 127.0.0.1.
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"magical" 127.0.0.1 address which is reserved IP address (in IPv4) used for a so called loopback network and translated to something that we humans can understand means "this computer".
PCLinuxOS-Forums 2008
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"magical" 127.0.0.1 address which is reserved IP address (in IPv4) used for a so called loopback network and translated to something that we humans can understand means "this computer".
PCLinuxOS-Forums 2008
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If you mean a "loopback" interface that is not attached to an adapter?
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And when she's not in the mood in a few months because all her userspace is occupied, he'll always have his loopback interface to rely on.
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One points to an inexistent rss. php file and another one to 127.0.0.1 loopback host.
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