Magic password

[ubuntu at rio.vg]

Marek Pawinski wrote:
> Hi
> 
> What is the username and password when one wants to administer your 
> printer through http://localhost:631 any particular reason it's 
> localhost and not the <IP>  of the Workstation/Server ?
> 
> Would just love to change localhost to my <IP> without buying a book.
> 

localhost is your machine.  localhost is always pointing at the machine
you're currently using.  127.0.0.1, which is what localhost always
resolves to, is the local loopback interface.  Never change this or bad
things could happen.