From: | "Andrew Dunstan" <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> |
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To: | <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: TCP/IP with 7.4 beta2 broken? |
Date: | 2003-09-03 11:11:24 |
Message-ID: | 3694.24.211.141.25.1062587484.squirrel@www.dunslane.net |
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Andreas Pflug said:
> Tommi Maekitalo wrote:
>
>>>*nod* but it would be nicer if all loopback interfaces worked by
>>>default - hence my localhost suggestion, which would match any of
>>>
>>> 127.0.0.1/32
>>>
>>> ::ffff:127.0.0.1/128 and
>>> ::1/128
>>>
>>...
>>That sounds good. Is it possible to extend lookup that way?
>>
> I'd feel a bit uncomfortable making ::1/128 from 127.0.0.1/32 because
> it's not converting the same address from one format into another, but
> a completely different address.
> Extending "local" to accept all local tcpip addresses would fit better.
>
I agree. The only automatic mapping in host* lines should be from
p.q.r.s/n to ::ffff:p.q.r.s/n+96. Loopback interfaces are special and
should be treated separately from the general case, which is what I
propose to do.
cheers
andrew
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