It behaves as a broadcast address. If you want to dig into the details
of it all I'd suggest Comer's three volume set on TCP/IP as a good learning
tool.
{^_^}
----- Original Message -----
From: "Antonio Gallardo" <shrike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Hello:
>
> I have a question:
>
> why I can write:
>
> ping 0
> ping 0.0
> ping 0.0.0
> ping 0.0.0.0
>
> and the return is:
>
> PING 0.0.0.0 (127.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
> 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.093 ms
> 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.131 ms
>
>
> Also,
>
> working on mozilla if I write: http://0.0/
>
> returns the page.
>
> Can someone also explain why this is valid? I think the address is
reserved.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Antonio Gallardo
