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Re:Curl those funny IPv4 addresses by LambdaComplex on Monday April 19, 2021 @02:19PM (#26866215)
> > Before reading the article, I would have assumed for example that 127.1 would be 127.1.0.0, not 127.0.0.1.

> But then it wouldn't be a valid IP.

127.1.0.0 is a perfectly valid IP address. The loopback range is a /8.

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Re:Curl those funny IPv4 addresses by jolmg on Monday April 19, 2021 @02:57PM (#26866613)
You're right. I got confused a bit.
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