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[LUG] IPCOP IDS Log



I seem to be logging a fair amount of the following on the Ipcop IDS  Log.
What is "Loopback traffic" and why should 127.0.0.1.80 in California be 
frequently involved?  More importantly, what would happen if Ipcop wasn't 
there to detect/block it?

Date:   04/18 13:43:44  Name:   BAD TRAFFIC loopback traffic
Priority:       2       Type:   Potentially Bad Traffic
IP info:        127.0.0.1:80 -> 195.38.75.29:1105
References:     none found      SID:    5.



David Bell
Hatherleigh, Devon




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