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11-30-2004, 10:13 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2003
Distribution: Debian
Posts: 3,178
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A security concern! Please advise!
I recently noticed this IP address:
0.0.0.0
browsing my website.
I've never heard of this IP address... Is this a hacking/cracking attempt or something? Should I ban this IP address from my site or is it safe?
How can I check? I searched Google for this, but all I get is some sites that describe this IP address as being the "default network". What does it mean?
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11-30-2004, 10:41 AM
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LQ Guru
Registered: May 2003
Location: INDIA
Distribution: Ubuntu, Solaris,CentOS
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hi there
i am not confirmed though !!
but it seems to me like the loopback address 127.0.0.1 used from and for the machine only
regards
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11-30-2004, 10:45 AM
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Registered: Dec 2003
Distribution: Debian
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I don't have my own server. I am using a web hosting provider. Does this mean that somebody has broken into my web hosting server and is using that machine?
And the IP was not 127.0.0.1. It is 0.0.0.0
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11-30-2004, 11:00 AM
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Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Kent, England
Distribution: Debian Testing
Posts: 19,192
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From: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question549.htm -
" Default Network - The IP address of 0.0.0.0 is used for the default network."
" Loopback - The IP address 127.0.0.1 is used as the loopback address. This means that it is used by the host computer to send a message back to itself. It is commonly used for troubleshooting and network testing."
It seems that it is perfectly ok.
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11-30-2004, 11:02 AM
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Registered: Dec 2003
Distribution: Debian
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Thanks. I never noticed that IP address before and it sent off alarm bells in me, seeing as I had read a recent message that somebody has been hacking phpBB boards in the web.
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11-30-2004, 11:05 AM
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Moderator
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Kent, England
Distribution: Debian Testing
Posts: 19,192
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No problem 
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