[Q] Linux and localAddress

Philippe Marschall philippe.marschall at gmail.com
Mon Oct 29 09:53:37 UTC 2007


2007/10/29, Edgar J. De Cleene <edgardec2001 at yahoo.com.ar>:
> Folks:
>
> I playing with Linux and wish know why World reportLocalAddress report
> 127.0.01 and ifconfig on Linux console gives me 192.168.1.4.
>
> The Linux is SimplyMepis 6.5, installing from his repositories ( via console
> synaptic package manager) brings me Squeak 3.8, and I figure out how
> transfer and run the 3.10 needed files
>
> The computer is on small Lan connected to router with Mac and Windows, so I
> could test Squeak 3.10 on the three systems.
>
> Any lead ?

I already asked this some time ago and was told this was correct
because there are many interfaces on linux and one just happens to be
127.0.0.1. I don't know why the corresponding method is not changed to
a quick return that always returns this, since it is always correct.

Cheers
Philippe



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