Foreign address in the Active connections


  1. Posts : 38
    windows 8.1
       #1

    Foreign address in the Active connections


    I am wondering what is the purpose of the active connection in neststate command.
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  2. Posts : 8,106
    windows 10
       #2

    0.0.0.0 is the internet and it's listening on those ports the 127.0.0.1 is your PC and that has a connection the others are just listening
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  3. Posts : 31,730
    10 Home x64 (22H2) (10 Pro on 2nd pc)
       #3

    How-To Geek said:
    Most of us have heard of ‘127.0.0.1 and 0.0.0.0’ but have probably not given much thought to them, but if both actually seem to point to the same location, then what is the actual difference between the two?
    https://www.howtogeek.com/225487/wha...1-and-0.0.0.0/
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