You are currently troubleshooting a network issue with your ISP's customer support agent. The agent requests that you open up command prompt and type "ping 127.0.0.1". What does this accomplish?
A) tests the default gateway
B) tests a well-known public IP address
C) tests that the local IP stack is functioning
D) tests TCP/IP configuration settings

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The command "ping 127.0.0.1" tests that the local IP stack is functioning correctly by sending packets to the loopback address (i.e. the same device the command is being run on), which should always respond. This helps to isolate any potential issues with the device's network configuration or hardware.

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