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Max Power
07-16-2002, 02:14 PM
If you PING 127.0.0.1, that will test your nic and that is it ? It doesnt actually go out to the network?
Anubis
07-16-2002, 07:45 PM
It is testing the TCP/IP Protocol stack and drivers installed on your box, you are correct it does not go out to the network.