On Tue, 2009-08-25 at 11:52 -0700, Wade Preston Shearer wrote:
> # allow returning packets
> /sbin/iptables -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT

This has nothing to do with "returning" packets. It just means that two
service on the same box can talk to each other using IP on the loopback.

"Let the box talk to itself."


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