[NTLUG:Discuss] TCP/IP Socket Connection - Was: localhost vs "real" IP address

[David Stanaway]

This would be a good place to start.

http://www.netfilter.org/documentation/HOWTO/netfilter-hacking-HOWTO-3.html



Dennis Rice wrote:
> George wrote:
>
> Dennis, 
> Thanks for your explanation of *why* this works the way it does when using ICMP messages.  Do you know if it is safe to assume a similar operation for TCP/IP socket connections?
> George
>
> George,
> Not too sure if I fully understand the question, but will give it a stab.
>
> Assume that you are attempting an Applications Layer connection between 
> a client and server.  This could be for http, ftp, dns, telnet, etc.  I 
> would start by saying that you have one server system performing all of 
> the previously specified services to make the response time equal with 
> respect to all other equipment.  I would think that from the client the 
> time to generally connect would be the same, but the big difference 
> would be the response time of the server, which could vary due to many 
> issues including the server application response, cpu load, and the 
> number of clients that are hitting the server.
>
> Beyond this quick discussion, we need to dig deeper into the requirement 
> and what possible measurements might exist (Chris Cox would be the 
> expert there).
>
> Dennis
>
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