• Loopback (also written loop-back) is the routing of electronic signals or digital data streams back to their source without intentional processing or modification...
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    for loopback purposes. It is used to access the network services that are running on the host via the loopback network interface. Using the loopback interface...
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    "What is NAT Reflection/NAT Loopback/NAT Hairpinning?". NYC Networkers. 2014-11-09. Retrieved 2017-04-27. "NAT Loopback Routers – OpenSim" (MediaWiki)...
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    IPv6 (redirect from Ip6-loopback)
    After omitting consecutive sections of zeros: 2001:db8::ff00:42:8329. The loopback address is defined as 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001 and is abbreviated...
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    to enter loopback mode by setting Local Loop (LL, pin 18) to ON, or the remote DCE (the one the local DCE is connected to) to enter loopback mode by setting...
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  • Goatse.cx (redirect from Loopback.jpg)
    goatse.cx (/ˈɡoʊtsi dɒt ˌsiː ˈɛks/ GOHT-see-dot-see-EKS, /ˈɡoʊtˌsɛks/ ; "goat sex"), often spelled without the .cx top-level domain as Goatse, is an internet...
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    IPv4 (section Loopback)
    in common use when classful networking was practiced. For example, the loopback address 127.0.0.1 was commonly written as 127.1, given that it belongs...
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    power bursts, may cause back reflections, may cause signal dispersion etc. Loopback fiber optic attenuator is designed for testing, engineering and the burn-in...
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  • Loop device (redirect from Loopback mount)
    package util-linux. Sometimes, the loop device is erroneously referred to as loopback device, but this term is reserved for a networking device in operating...
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  • Loopback device may refer to: Loopback, related to electronic communication interfaces Loop device, a pseudo-device in Unix-like operating systems This...
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    Null modem is a communication method to directly connect two DTEs (computer, terminal, printer, etc.) using an RS-232 serial cable. The name stems from...
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  • depend on them. A special case of private link-local addresses is the loopback interface. These addresses are private and link-local by definition since...
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  • line bridging device for use with T-carrier, which is used to perform loopback testing; may perform bit stuffing; may also provide a framing and formatting...
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    short representations for IPv6 addresses. For example, the localhost (loopback) address, 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1, and the IPv6 unspecified address, 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0...
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  • 2001:db8:0:0:0:0:0:0 to 2001:db8:0:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff. ::1/128 represents the IPv6 loopback address. Its prefix length is 128 which is the number of bits in the address...
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  • protocol are discovery, link monitoring, remote fault detection and remote loopback. Fault management and performance monitoring (ITU-T Y.1731) - Defines performance...
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  • contain the following: 127.0.0.1 localhost loopback ::1 localhost This example only contains entries for the loopback addresses of the system and their host...
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  • each Layer 3 interface (including loopback) has its own IPv4 or IPv6 address. The most important point is that loopback interface always stays up (unless...
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    While the 127.0.0.0/8 network is a Class A network, it is designated for loopback and cannot be assigned to a network. Class D is reserved for multicast...
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    interchange circuits are Category I, with the exception of Local Loopback (pin 18), Remote Loopback (pin 21), and Test Mode (pin 25) being Category II. TIA-530...
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  • rply] Response to remote console poll. [loopback request] Request to loopback enclosed data. [loopback reply] Response to loopback request with data....
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  • ability to access Android's internally implemented Toybox, via device loopback support. Some VM/emulator apps have a fixed set of OS's or applications...
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  • carrier-grade NAT 127.0.0.0/8 127.0.0.0–127.255.255.255 16777216 Host Used for loopback addresses to the local host 169.254.0.0/16 169.254.0.0–169.254.255.255...
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  • testing scenarios. The name localhost is a commonly defined hostname for the loopback interface in most TCP/IP systems, resolving to the IP addresses 127.0.0...
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    different types of networks, including Ethernet, IEEE 802.11, PPP, and loopback. Captured network data can be browsed via a GUI, or via the terminal (command...
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  • real servers. For instance, the A record contains the IP 127.0.53.53, a loopback address (see IPv4 § Addressing), picked as a mnemonic to indicate a DNS-related...
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    Converged network adapter (CNA) Host adapter Intel Data Direct I/O (DDIO) Loopback interface Network monitoring interface card (NMIC) Virtual network interface...
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    diagnostic capabilities. A very common capability provided by a smartjack is loopback, such that the signal from the telephone company is transmitted back to...
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    there is no loss in sound quality. VAC is the audio equivalent of a MIDI loopback device such as MultiMid or Hubi, and can be used instead of "Stereo Mix"...
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  • attacks: DNS servers in the chain can filter out private IP addresses and loopback IP addresses: External public DNS servers (e.g. OpenDNS) can implement...
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