It simply tests whether the TCP/IP stack is correctly installed.
ping 127.0.0.1
It has no advantages or disadvantages. localhost is a domain name that represents your computers local IP address.
a-localhost.net is an internet location that provides 'shortcut syntax' (intuitive, easy to remember) urls providing 'direct' access to internet connected resources and services intended for use by 'a localhost'. 'A localhost' is defined as 'the local computer (or device)' (ie. the computer/device you are currently using is considered the 'localhost)'.
This IP address is usually called the localhost address.
Computers communicate with the outside world via specialized hardware. The hardware numbers are engineered to be unique (manufacurer etc.) To bridge the hardware (which changes ) to something symbolic there is a system of numbers. The default number for every computer is 127.0.0.1 and refers to the localhost the machine you are working on.
ping 127.0.0.1
TCP/IP can be verified as installed and operating by using the 'ping' command against the localhost address: ping 127.0.0.1 or ping localhost
you can autorun a batch file using another batch file which will make it go off after a certain amount of time heres what you should do: @echo off color0a echo 5 ping localhost -n 2 >nul cls echo 4 ping localhost -n 2 >nul cls echo 3 ping localhost -n 2 >nul cls echo 2 ping localhost -n 2 >nul cls echo 1 ping localhost -n 2 >nul cls echo 0 ping localhost -n 2 >nul cls ((((note you can make this time longer if u notice the pattern))))(delete me) start (location of file here) to find file location right click on desktop click new>shortcut> search for file>click ok>copy the link>close the shortcut via the X>paste it in there times autorun
.localhost was created in 1999.
I think you mean "ping" not "pin". The ping command is a network request for another machine to answer to show it is reachable. 127.0.0.1 is an IP address. It happens to be a very special one, it is reserved to mean "localhost" or "me". So when you type "ping 127.0.0.1" you are asking your own machine to answer itself. While another machine may fail to answer, you can always expect a reply to 127.0.0.1
It has no advantages or disadvantages. localhost is a domain name that represents your computers local IP address.
a-localhost.net is an internet location that provides 'shortcut syntax' (intuitive, easy to remember) urls providing 'direct' access to internet connected resources and services intended for use by 'a localhost'. 'A localhost' is defined as 'the local computer (or device)' (ie. the computer/device you are currently using is considered the 'localhost)'.
To test PHP on your computer you can use a localhost. I use XAMPP for my localhost and it hasn't failed me yet.
localhost
The loopback address is 127.0.0.1. It is also called 'localhost'. It's purpose is simple: It's the most rudimentary test for functionality of your NIC (Network Interface Card). For example, if you ping 127.0.0.1 OR ping localhost you'll get a response IF your NIC is enabled, connected to something (physical network or wireless) and working. Problems with localhost pinging usually means a problem with the NIC itself. Google Web Accelerator, Hello, and some other tools take advantage of the loopback address for functionality. They open a port on loopback to internally 'host' web pages. Google Web Accelerator for example, creates a local cache of your web pages, and sets your proxy to the loopback address on a specific port, so that you get the local cache first, giving the illusion of instantaneous loading of the page.
Nothing in particular. Remember, 127.0.0.1 (localhost) is assigned to an internal pseudo-NIC called a "loopback device." 1,2, or a hundred more network cards are just bound to additional addresses and respond to requests made on them.
go to to direct connect and type in localhost