Why can’t I connect to localhost? Another Dirt MUD Mystery!
Time for another look at the Dirt code. When I got the MUD running, I noticed something odd: I could only connect using the system hostname or its IP address. Connections to localhost, 127.0.0.1, or even the host’s IPv6 address all failed: So it works, but seems not to be accepting connections on all interfaces. Check what we’re actually listening on First stop netstat (or ss): So the process is bound specifically to 192.168.0.76. It Read more
