Thank you: paul at desk/paul-Lenovo ~ $ ip addr | grep inet inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo Since I am on the topic what is the 127.0.0.1/8 meaning the /8 must mean something right? If I can please ask your knowledge on this? I thank you for your time, - - paul g > Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 04:20:44 -0600 > From: tclug at freakzilla.com > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] The cleaner: > > On Tue, 3 Feb 2015, paul g wrote: > > > 1. what do/does the line's above labeled 'scope' refer to? I understand that > > I am not using ipv6 at this point in time. > > "scope host" means that address is only visible to and from that specific > host. Basically the the ip address "127.0.0.1" (also known as "localhost") > can only be accessed from that specific host. On every UNIX machine, > 127.0.0.1 is "this machine I am currently on". You ssh to 127.0.0.1 and > the machine you're on will answer. It's basically it's address for itself. > > "scope link", I assume, would mean anything on that link can access it. > And "global" would mean it's available globally on your network - but > since that's a 192.168.* address it's only available on YOUR netwrok, and > not the internet. > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20150203/74e851d4/attachment.html>