cant ping external website

[Mark Haney]

Derek Broughton wrote:
> Mark Haney wrote:
> 
>> Rashkae wrote:
>>> Mark Haney wrote:
>>>
>>>> Well for starters never use 127.0.x.x for /anything/ other than the
>>>> loopback.  That's a bad idea.
>>>>
>>> Actually, that's the Debian/Ubuntu default.
>>>
>>> 127.0.0.1 localhost
>>> 127.0.1.1 $myhostname
>>>
>>> 'tis all good.
>>>
>> Seriously?  Why?  That's just silly.  And a bad idea.
> 
> No, it's not.


Well, let's agree to disagree.  Thing might have changed between then 
and now, but I still don't like it.

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Mark Haney
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