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(71-208-192-212.hlrn.qwest.net [71.208.192.212]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id b39sm3948248rvf.2.2009.03.27.14.27.01 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:27:02 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <49CD44A4.8060802@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:27:00 -0600 Reply-To: abwillis1@gmail.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (OS/2; U; Warp 4.5; rv:1.9.1b3pre) Gecko/20090216 SeaMonkey/2.0a3pre not(Firefox/3.2) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] Re: OT: Netstat References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: 1.0 (+) X-Spam-Report: 1.0 RCVD_BY_IP Received by mail server with no name tdennis wrote: > Sam Lewis wrote: >> Andy, >> Probably because it is becoming a more common sight and loopback >> interfaces are required for so many things now that they are always >> enabled. >> >> Didn't mean to make you do any work. >> Thanks, >> Sam >> >> Andy Willis wrote: >> >>> Interesting, I went to check exactly what it said but it no longer >>> shows in the readme. Used to say something about it being required >>> but nothing about it now. >>> Andy >>> Sam Lewis wrote: >>> >>>> Ah, the good ol readme. Glad somebody reads them :). >>>> >>>> It seems odd that programs talk to themselves locally by way of >>>> network sockets. But then again I'm not a programmer. I saw this >>>> behavior while working on my daughter's Vista laptop and thought it >>>> was odd as well but I guess its a normal thing. >>>> Andy thanks, >>>> Sam >>>> >>>> Andy Willis wrote: >>>> >>>>> Sam Lewis wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I was looking at the netstat -s output for my laptop and found >>>>>> these ports talking to each other >>>>>> SOCK TYPE FOREIGN LOCAL >>>>>> FOREIGN STATE >>>>>> PORT PORT HOST >>>>>> ====== ===== ========== ========== ========== >>>>>> ======== >>>>>> This appears to be from Mozilla 1.7.7 >>>>>> 24 STREAM 54811 54812 127.0.0.1 ESTABLISH >>>>>> 25 STREAM 54812 54811 127.0.0.1 ESTABLISH >>>>>> >>>>>> This is from Firefox 2.x >>>>>> 1074 STREAM 55115 55116 127.0.0.1 >>>>>> ESTABLISH >>>>>> 1075 STREAM 55116 55115 127.0.0.1 >>>>>> ESTABLISH >>>>>> 1080 STREAM 55117 55118 127.0.0.1 >>>>>> ESTABLISH >>>>>> 1081 STREAM 55118 55117 127.0.0.1 >>>>>> ESTABLISH >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Why are these applications establishing streams between themselves? >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Sam >>>>>> >>>>> I am not sure of the reason why... I just know that it is by >>>>> design. That is why the readme says to make sure that the >>>>> loopback is enabled. >>>>> Andy >>>> >>> >>> >>> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list . >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>> >>> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to >>> >>> Send administrative queries to >>> >>> To subscribe (new addresses), E-mail to: >>> and reply to the >>> confirmation email. >>> Web archives are publicly available at: http://lists.2rosenthals.com >>> >>> This list is hosted by Rosenthal & Rosenthal, LLC >>> P.O. Box 281, Deer Park, NY 11729-0281. Non- >>> electronic communications related to content >>> contained in these messages should be directed >>> to the above address. 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(CAN-SPAM Act of 2003) >> >> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Hi: > A few months back (like 24) I was working with Visual Age and the > instructions suggested > that the Loopback port be set up. At that time I asked in one of the > groups why but never got a satisfactory answer. The > instructions suggested it was for a s/w program that was installed > along with VA and I > was under the impression it had something to do with the deciphering > the Compiler error > messages. As I recall it was suppose to aid in finding a file/files > that were suppose to be accessed > through the LAN. At the moment I can't remember the name of the s/w > and am not able to look it up. > > Thomas That would be for the help files, the help files in VA 3.65 (and I presume 4) were served by a web server (netq). Andy