Posted by: bahadur1 October 17, 2017
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127.0.0.1 is indeed an IP address. Actually the first address in a class A network. Google network classes. There are three CLass A , B and C.

The first line 127.0.0.1 is a IPv4 network and ::1 is a IPV6 network.
Google why there is IPV4 and IPV6 and what are the differences. There is a cool math and logic to it.
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