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Why is this single-word address being resolved? [closed]

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04. On my work network, there's a single-word address (let's call it foobar) that is responding to pings and HTTP requests, only from my machine. The address is not a TLD, just a ...
0
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1answer
55 views

How can I open my Meteor app's port to the local network

I'm running a MeteorJS app on localhost:3000. I'd like to allow other computers connected to my network access to view the app by visiting my IP address. Any ideas on how I can do this? EDIT: I'm ...
9
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1answer
408 views

What is the loopback device and how do I use it?

What are loopback and localhost? Why do they exist, what are they used for, and how would I use them?
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1answer
159 views

Access Wiki installation on Host from Virtual Server

Recently I set up a Dokuwiki installation on Ubuntu Server in VirtualBox. My host OS is Ubuntu 11.10. Till date I was using NAT configuration for my VirtualBox. Since today I decided to use Host-only ...
2
votes
1answer
540 views

how can i turn network interface (localhost) on?

localhost is off on my machine. it's described in my /etc/network/interfaces: auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto eth1 iface eth1 inet dhcp but when i run route route -n" with wireless off I ...
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vote
1answer
118 views

ssh connection closes after successful login

I am trying to run ssh on my computer so I can control it with my android phone. When I scan my local network with overlook fing at my phone I get that my computer is running ssh at port 22. So I try ...