Where there is a will, there is a way. Off the top of my head, most localhosts stay within 127.0.0.X/24, so one could slowly peel off the top parts of the /8 un

Where there is a will, there is a way. Off the top of my head, most localhosts stay within 127.0.0.X/24, so one could slowly peel off the top parts of the /8 until we start encroaching too closely on the /24 most people tend to stick to. Sometimes you see 127.0.1.X/24. I've even seen 127.1.X.X around, but I've never seen 127.254.X.X around. I'm sure someone somewhere did it just for grins and giggles or something though.