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dave
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WAN IP in loopback
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November 03, 2024, 11:30:32 pm »
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but i've noticed my WAN's external IP addr is included as a route in the loopback address... is that to be expected?
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Patrick M. Hausen
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November 03, 2024, 11:46:41 pm »
Yes. All locally connected addresses have a route pointing to lo0 in the BSD IP implememtation.
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