What happens if the localhost does not interpret 127.0.0.1 as the loopback address? [migrated]
For the sake of the example, assume gateway to be 10.0.0.1 and host A (my machine) to be 10.0.0.2.
If gateway (10.0.0.1) is running a service bound to a port on localhost only, the service should be inaccessible to anyone on the network. … Continue reading What happens if the localhost does not interpret 127.0.0.1 as the loopback address? [migrated]