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tcp packet travel when source and destination is the same

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I am having a hard time finding information about this.
I would like to understand how TCP packets travel (are routed), when they are send from an application to a service on the same server. Basically when source and destination IP is the same (different ports though).
Also, is there any deferens in using the server assigned IP address compared to 'localhost' again compared to using the DNS name.
I think I have read somewhere, when sending packet to a local service running on the same server, it does not use the network and therefore does not put any load on the network. Is this true?

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Thank you for you input. Sorry for the late response.
You are right I can just test to see.
Would you agree that using DNS and IP address both use network then?

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Would you agree that using DNS and IP address both use network then?

Yes, you are right.



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CandyLuo-MSFT answered

Hi ,

I think I have read somewhere, when sending packet to a local service running on the same server, it does not use the network and therefore does not put any load on the network. Is this true?

As far as I know, it should be right. localhost packets don't pass through network stack.

We can have a quick way to test it. Disable NIC and then see if application can work. If it can work, then it means sending packet to a local service running on the same server will not use network.

Another way to confirm is capturing network packet. If it cannot be captured, then means sending packet to a local service running on the same server will not use network.

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Candy

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