[ale] OT: Stupid Windows Trick

[Jeff Lightner]

Thanks for the post.  They explain it but don't explain "why" they
wouldn't have had it resolve localhost properly.  If it doesn't use it
then why does it resolve anything at all?

 

Saying it is by design reminds me of a person who stumbles and suddenly
starts a little jog to cover for it.  "I didn't stumble - I just
suddenly felt like running."  :-)

 

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From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
To: ale at ale.org
Michael B. Trausch
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 3:04 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] OT: Stupid Windows Trick

 

On Tue, 2007-02-20 at 09:35 -0500, Jeff Lightner wrote: 

 
Well I got the duplicate response but don't understand it.  
Localhost = 127.0.0.1 i.e. the host you're on.   If you ping localhost
that's the IP you see.   
Also if I do the net view without specifying a host the list that comes
up of all computer has no localhost entries.
 
Maybe the subject should have just been "Stupid Windows".


According to Microsoft, their strange behavior for this command is "by
design."

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/254210

    -- Mike


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