> $ host localhost > localhost has address 127.0.0.1 > localhost has IPv6 address ::1 > > What does THAT say in your box?
Seems normal: alarig@nemee:~$ dig localhost ; <<>> DiG 9.8.4-rpz2+rl005.12-P1 <<>> localhost ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 19114 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;localhost. IN A ;; ANSWER SECTION: localhost. 10800 IN A 127.0.0.1 ;; Query time: 0 msec ;; SERVER: 91.224.149.254#53(91.224.149.254) ;; WHEN: Thu Mar 17 12:33:47 2016 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 43 alarig@nemee:~$ dig -x 127.0.0.1 ; <<>> DiG 9.8.4-rpz2+rl005.12-P1 <<>> -x 127.0.0.1 ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 26530 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR ;; ANSWER SECTION: 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. 10800 IN PTR localhost. ;; Query time: 0 msec ;; SERVER: 91.224.149.254#53(91.224.149.254) ;; WHEN: Thu Mar 17 12:34:28 2016 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 63 -- alarig
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