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From: "Tan Ming Han" <linuxnewbie74@hotmail.com>
Subject: why do we need to allow all traffic from lo interface???
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 01:09:58 +0000
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hi,
   I seen some examples allowing all traffic (in INPUT and OUTPUT) from lo 
interface. Why is it so? Is it becos of the local XWindow connection?

pls advise...





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