127.0.1.1 in /etc/hosts, why?

[Gerald Dachs]

Hi,

it would be nice if someone could explain me why the /etc/host shows

    127.0.0.1 localhost
    127.0.1.1 mycomputer.mydomain mycomputer

instead of

    127.0.0.1 localhost mycomputer.mydomain mycomputer

Currently I have only problems with this. What is the benefit of this
separate IP?

Regards
Gerald


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