cant ping external website

[Derek Broughton]

Mark Haney wrote:

> 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.

Seriously, I'd love to know why you would think there's ever been a problem
with this.  Nothing has changed...
-- 
derek