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| Thread ID: 54763 | 2005-02-21 10:04:00 | Noticeable Browsing Speed Increase By Blocking Just Two Adservers | vinref (6194) | PC World Chat |
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| 327198 | 2005-02-25 00:26:00 | I find that using 0.0.0.0 instead of 127.0.0.1 will generally make things faster. Some applications may have issues, but I haven't struck this situation yet. | Jeremy (1197) | ||
| 327199 | 2005-02-25 01:05:00 | I find that using 0.0.0.0 instead of 127.0.0.1 will generally make things faster. Jeremy, can you explain why that would be the case? |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 327200 | 2005-02-25 02:01:00 | Jeremy, can you explain why that would be the case? It does have the same effect on my system, but the speed difference in using 0.0.0.0 versus 127.0.0.1 is not perceptible by me. 0.0.0.0 is the network address for the entire internet, and I assume most net applications will have a built-in error returned if they encounter this address. The reason that 127.0.0.1 works is that when examining the hosts file, if the net application finds an entry in there, it will try to access the 127.0.0.1:80 port. If you do not have a http server running from that port then it will return an error and nothing will be loaded. |
vinref (6194) | ||
| 327201 | 2005-02-25 02:24:00 | I'm not running a hosts file now that I'm on bitstream, but I used to back on dial up. I just tested it and yes it is quicker with 0.0.0.0 compared to 127.0.0.1 because the first IP most software will know to be invalid, where as it will look at 127.0.0.1 to see if a server is running, and whether the files are there or not. accs-net.com has a wee bit. |
Jeremy (1197) | ||
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