David Schwartz <davids@webmaster.com> wrote: > On Oct 30, 2:49 pm, "vee...@gmail.com" <vee...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yes, I remember reading that this is the case with using local > > loopback address (e.g. 127.0.0.1). Will the same also apply when > > client uses a non-loopback address, say 10.63.3.227 to connect to > > a server running on the same machine? > If it didn't, how would networking work? It's not like there's some > "reflector box" on every network that will send traffic back to you. Although a switch might actually do that if you hand it a frame destined for your own MAC. And for the non-switched case it would depend on whether or not the NIC(s) recognized their own MAC(s) on outbound and mirrored them. rick jones -- The glass is neither half-empty nor half-full. The glass has a leak. The real question is "Can it be patched?" these opinions are mine, all mine; HP might not want them anyway... :) feel free to post, OR email to rick.jones2 in hp.com but NOT BOTH...