Eugen Dedu wrote: >> [sab ~] /sbin/ifconfig lo >> lo Lien encap:Boucle locale > > "ifconfig intf" prints the interface even if it's down. > Try "ifconfig" only. > > HTH, [sab ~] /sbin/ifconfig| grep lo lo Lien encap:Boucle locale I know what I'm saying, lo is up.