Re: Linux tcp over loopback
cjs (cjs@netcom.com)
Fri, 23 Feb 1996 11:21:01 -0800 (PST)
> > Dr. Delete Ph.D. writes:
> > >
> > > Linus: Alan says this is an issue with your patches to the tcp code.
> > > ('course he's always quick to place blame ;)
> > >
> > > Ever since about 1.3.62, (this worked with 1.3.59+mark6), I can't use
> > > irc to connect to the ircd running on the same machine.. However,
> > > people 'on the outside' can use my ircd without any problems. I can
> > > also use any ircd 'on the outside', just not 127.0.0.1.
> >
> > Think that this might be related?
> >
> > bash# ping -f localhost
> > PING localhost (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes
> > ....
> > --- localhost ping statistics ---
> > 1652 packets transmitted, 182 packets received, 88% packet loss
> > round-trip min/avg/max = 2.7/92.2/183.0 ms
>
> Oddly, telneting to localhost seems to work fine.. infact, so does FTP
> and any other thing I've tried..
Of all the applications you have listed, ircd is the only one that uses
non-blocking IO. Perhaps the problem is there someplace.
Christopher