GNU bug report logs - #18914
2.0.11 REPL server listens on 127.0.0.1 but not "localhost"

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Package: guile;

Reported by: taylanbayirli <at> gmail.com ("Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer")

Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 15:53:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Fixed in version 2.0.11

Done: Taylan Kammer <taylan.kammer <at> gmail.com>

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From: <dsmich <at> roadrunner.com>
To: 18914 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,  Taylan Ulrich	Bayırlı/Kammer <taylanbayirli <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#18914: 2.0.11 REPL server listens on 127.0.0.1 but not "localhost"
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 18:33:53 -0400

---- "Taylan Ulrich
	Bayırlı/Kammer" <taylanbayirli <at> gmail.com> wrote: 
> After starting 'guile --listen', I can connect to it via 127.0.0.1 but
> not "localhost": "Ncat: Connection refused."  I don't know if
> listening on "localhost" by default has any security implications?

I wonder, could localhost be resolving to your ethernet IP address?  Or maybe resolving to an IPv6 address?

What does /etc/hosts say?

-Dale
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