----- Original Message ----- From: Vamsi Krishna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 15:05:21 +0530 (IST) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIH]Unable to mount *.iso file
> can u tell me what excatly are loop back devices. i know a loop back > device 'lo' its something related to networking. but what are these loop > back block devices. Actually those are not loopback devices as such. Those are loop devices mwhich means that you can mount something on your system on to those loop devices. Means thes loop devices are not any physical devices. And there is nothing such as loopback device but there is a loopback interface(lo for that matter) or localhost which has an address of 127.0.0.1 and is used for the system to communicate with itself even if any physical device such as ethernet or a modem is not there. Animesh, NeoLinux Solutions, Ranchi. -- ______________________________________________ http://www.linuxmail.org/ Now with POP3/IMAP access for only US$19.95/yr Powered by Outblaze ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Scholarships for Techies! Can't afford IT training? All 2003 ictp students receive scholarships. Get hands-on training in Microsoft, Cisco, Sun, Linux/UNIX, and more. www.ictp.com/training/sourceforge.asp _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
