COMPUTER NETWORKING

NETWORK LAYER

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
which one is the loopback ip address?
A
169.254.0.1
B
0.0.0.0
C
127.0.0.1
D
128.0.0.1
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -C Loopback and Reserved IP Addresses. The IP address 127.0. 0.1 is called a loopback address. Packets sent to this address never reach the network but are looped through the network interface card only.

Detailed explanation-2: -Type Ping 127.0. 0.1 is your local host address, and pinging it verifies whether the TCP/IP protocol is installed and functioning properly. If you cannot complete this ping, you can reconfigure your TCP/IP protocol or refer to your operating system documentation for more information.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

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