If you ping your own IP (actual IP, not 127.0.0.1) does the packet

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2016-12-06 07:27:06 Post No. 57870311
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Anonymous 2016-12-06 07:27:06 Post No. 57870311 [Report]

If you ping your own IP (actual IP, not 127.0.0.1) does the packet leave the NIC, go out onto the network and get picked up again by the NIC?

Or does the computer recognise as your own and send it straight up the TCP/IP stack?

Anonymous 2016-12-06 07:28:35 Post No.57870330
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Anonymous 2016-12-06 07:28:35 Post No.57870330 [Report]

Unplug your network cable and try it.

Anonymous 2016-12-06 07:34:41 Post No.57870427
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Anonymous 2016-12-06 07:34:41 Post No.57870427 [Report]

>>57870330

Just tried it. It works like I suspected.

Anonymous 2016-12-06 07:48:59 Post No.57870636
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Anonymous 2016-12-06 07:48:59 Post No.57870636 [Report]

Now what was the point if this thread.

Anonymous 2016-12-06 08:22:43 Post No.57871093
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Anonymous 2016-12-06 08:22:43 Post No.57871093 [Report]

>>57870311
Depends on the OS. I know the Linux kernel doesn't send it to the NIC
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/net/loopback.c

Anonymous 2016-12-06 08:24:34 Post No.57871110
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Anonymous 2016-12-06 08:24:34 Post No.57871110 [Report]

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If you ping your own IP (actual IP, not 127.0.0.1) does the packet

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