Why Is the Localhost IP 127.0.0.1?
- by Jason Fitzpatrick
Geeks the world over know their local host as 127.0.0.1, but why is that specific address, of all available addresses, reserved for the local host? Read on to delve into the history of local hosts. Image by GMPhoenix; available as wallpaper here. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack…