COMPUTER NETWORKING

Detailed explanation-1: -To ping the loopback interface on your system to troubleshoot the problem, follow these steps: At the command line, type these commands: For IPv4: PING ‘127.0. 0.1’ or PING LOOPBACK.

Detailed explanation-2: -Network 127.0. 0.0 is reserved for IP traffic local to your host. Usually, address 127.0. 0.1 will be assigned to a special interface on your host, the loopback interface, which acts like a closed circuit.

Detailed explanation-3: -Loopback IP Addresses The IP address range 127.0. 0.0 – 127.255. 255.255 is reserved for loopback, i.e. a Host’s self-address, also known as localhost address. This loopback IP address is managed entirely by and within the operating system.

Detailed explanation-4: -The most commonly used IP address on the loopback network is 127.0. 0.1 for IPv4 and ::1 for IPv6. The standard domain name for the address is localhost .