How to add a second IP address to the loopback device.
How to add another IP address to the loopback device on Linux.
Read MoreHow to add another IP address to the loopback device on Linux.
Read MoreLinux can be used to create a nice filesystem inside a file. This can be used to store data on it. This could be used as a bootable filesystem, or whatever you wish. Firstly, run this command to create a 512-megabyte file system. 4.4 Tue Nov 26 jason@Yog-Sothoth 0: $…
Read MoreIt is very easy to create a loopback filesystem in your home directory. This can be used to store files, or can be enabled as a swap partition. Firstly, run this command to create a blank file-system image. This will be 524 megabytes. jason@Yog-Sothoth:~/Documents$ dd if=/dev/zero of=myimage.img bs=1024 count=524288jason@Yog-Sothoth:~/Documents$ dd…
Read MoreThe loopback address of the network interface, usually 127.0.0.1, is the address used by the operating system to access the network interface itself. This is represented in IPv6 as 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1:/128 or ::1/128 when compressed. This gives the computer user a way to ping a network interface and verify that it…
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