Messages in this thread | | | From | "Adam McLaurin" <> | Subject | Question about loopback network interface | Date | Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:25:37 -0400 |
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Hi,
I am looking for some information on how exactly the loopback network interface works. I've done a fair amount of Google/StackOverflow searching but haven't really found anything particularly useful.
In particular, I'm interested in 2 things:
1) A diagram of the 'plumbing' of what exactly happens when an app communications with another local app using TCP
2) How "loopback-aware" is TCP (the implementation in Linux, not the protocol in general)? For example, does congestion control still come into play when communicating over loopback? Or does TCP always do the same thing, regardless of whether it's communicating to a remote or local app?
Thanks, Adam
P.S. My apologies for cross-posting this email with linux-net - I looked at the recent archives of that list and it seems like nothing but spam
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