Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 17:29:15 -0400 (EDT) From: Kevin <kevinw@charleston.quik.com> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Loopback... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980818172419.19093A-100000@floydfan.dyn.ml.org>
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I would like to start off by saying, I quit using Linux a long, long time ago.. FreeBSD is a far superior environment. Period. I do have a question, and yes, FreeBSD is compared to Linux (just for example purposes only, so please don't get mad.) In Linux, I can type in> % telnet ppp12345.aolsucks.com "ppp12345.aolsucks.com" being my current dynamic address. <and that will let me telnet to my own machine without problem. However, in FreeBSD, I have to type> % telnet localhost <for me to telnet to myself [just for testing purposes btw]. I was told that the only way a computer to talk to itself over the internet, was through loopback. Obviously, though, I could through Linux without loopback compiled into the kernel. How can I get the same results (not having to type localhost, but my IP address instead) for FreeBSD? *Any* help would be GREATLY appreciated, --Please reply by direct e-mail! Thanks! Kevin, BSD! BSD! BSD! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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