This is my screenshot.
name | meaning |
lo | loopback |
LOOPBACK | the interface supports broadcasting |
UP | the network interface is enabled |
LOWER_UP | the network cable is plugged in and device connected to network |
mtu 65536 | the maximum transfer unit (packet size) is 65536 bytes |
qdisc noqueue | |
state UNKOWN | |
qlen 1 | |
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 | loopback address |
brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 | broadcast address |
inet 127.0.0.1/8 | ipv4 address |
scope host lo | valid only inside this host (machine) |
References:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/123084/what-is-the-interface-scope-global-vs-link-used-for
https://www.networkworld.com/article/3262045/checking-your-network-connections-on-linux.html
https://askubuntu.com/questions/247625/what-is-the-loopback-device-and-how-do-i-use-it
http://linux-ip.net/html/tools-ip-address.html
https://serverfault.com/questions/63014/ip-address-scope-parameter