Localhost

Local network

192.168.1.10 is a default IP you connect via another machine on the same network.

Loopback

127 range is designated as a loopback range.

  • all other ranges are designated to talk to other devices.

Loopback never hits network card.

127.0.0.0/8 (127.0.0.0-127.255.255.255)

Where it localhost set?

cat /etc/hosts ## # Host Database # # localhost is used to configure the loopback interface # when the system is booting. Do not change this entry. ## 127.0.0.1 localhost 255.255.255.255 broadcasthost ::1 localhost