An Introduction To 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 is an IP address utilized
for a looplock network connection. What does this mean? If a
user tries to connect to this IP address, they will be sent back
to their computer. The address is also known as a localhost. The
localhost is the computer. How the Localhost Works If the
command is relayed to the localhost, you would be hooked up to
the system where the commands were sent out. For instance,
suppose the computer is called "Joker". If you telnet from the
Joker computer to the localhost, a message will appear. It will
attempt to hook up to The localhost is employed in lieu of the
computer hostname to be linked to. This IP address is the most
wisely used localhost address. However, you can actually use any
IP address provided it starts with 127. This means 127.*.*.* can
be used as a localhost. Establishing a connection with the
loopback address is similar to creating a connection with remote
network computers. The only difference is you don't have to deal
with network For