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Re: Bug#3143: sysvinit init.d/network script buglet



lukas@teorica0.ifisicacu.unam.mx (Lukas Nellen)  wrote on 29.05.96 in <[🔎] 199605291715.MAA00401@snork.ifisicacu.unam.mx>:

> >>>>> "MvS" == Miquel van Smoorenburg <miquels@cistron.nl> writes:

MvS>> By the way, there is nothing to be gained by routing the whole 127 net
MvS>> over "lo"; it still only reacts to 127.0.0.1.

> My system, running either 1.3.64 or 1.99.8=pre2.0.8, responds to all
> addresses in the 127 net as soon as I put in
> 	route add -net 127.0.0.0
> I have tried both ping and finger on a random address in the loopback
> net (not that I have any idea why I want to use an address besides
> 127.0.0.1 - but then, there are lots of things I don't know :-) ).

The important thing is not that ping 127.128.129.130 works. The important  
thing is that it doesn't produce a packet on any ethernet, ppp or what- 
have-you link.

MfG Kai


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