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On Mon, Sep 24, 2001 at 01:48:34PM -0600, Nate Williams wrote:
> > :: Those packets are _supposed_ to get back to this host.  That's
> > :: what loopback is for.
> > 
> > Yes, I think the RFCs make a point of this.
> 
> But if you have no interface listening on the other 254 addresses, you
> may was well blockhole them.

s/254/16777216/ :)


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