XP SP2 news

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 11:40 am

1st hotfix:

"Programs that connect to IP addresses that are in the loopback address range may not work as you expect in Windows XP Service Pack 2"

http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... %5d;884020

Updated:

"Programs that are known to experience a loss of functionality when they run on a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer"

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=884130

SSX-Thunderbird · Post by **SSX-Thunderbird** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 1:08 pm

I'm scratching my head wondering why a program would need to connect to a loopback other than 127.0.0.1. What's the difference between the addresses in the 127 block anyhow?

DCrazy · Post by **DCrazy** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 1:16 pm

Becuase 127.0.0.0/8 is defined as the loopback range, so technically any address in 127.*.*.* is a loopback address.

Warlock · Post by **Warlock** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 7:54 am

SSC-Thunderbird wrote:I'm scratching my head wondering why a program would need to connect to a loopback other than 127.0.0.1. What's the difference between the addresses in the 127 block anyhow?

well its also like the 169 range its never really used, onley time iv seen it used is when the nic cant get an ip it def to it

DCrazy · Post by **DCrazy** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 8:10 am

Actually, there are tons of reserved IP addresses that are probably being wasted.

Iceman · Post by **Iceman** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 10:57 am

Simple solution ... disable Windows Firewall, buy ZoneAlarm Pro ...

Arch · Post by **Arch** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 11:21 am

Warlock wrote:well its also like the 169 range its never really used, onley time iv seen it used is when the nic cant get an ip it def to it

Which is exactly the purpose of the 169.254.x.x range, IP autoconfiguration. This is useful, and configurable (on Windows anyway) if you want your computers to still be able to get a usable IP address in case your DHCP server goes down. Most of the time though, for the average home user, its a good indicator that your NIC isn't plugged in or your router is hosed up.

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 11:31 am

even better: buy a firewall appliance.

Canuck · Post by **Canuck** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 9:47 pm

I can hardly wait untill all the Office bugs come out.

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 4:27 pm

More news from the wicked:

Application Compatibility Testing and Mitigation Guide for Windows XP Service Pack 2

"This guidance discusses the security technologies, an application testing process, incompatibility symptoms, mitigation techniques, and deployment scenarios. It makes no assumption about the size or complexity of the network, and is as relevant to peer-to-peer environments as it is to Active Directory environments."

95 pages tho..