RE: Setup a network without network

["Marc Mongeon" <Mongeon@bankoe.com>]

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>>> José_L._Redrejo_-_ITAIS <itais@correo.nu> 05/21 12:09 PM >>>

> If I type : "route add loopback" the answer is "loopback:host name lookup
> failure"

> and if i type "route add 127.0.0.1" the answer is "SIOCADDRT Operation not
> supported by device"

Try "route add -net 127.0.0.1" or "route add 127.0.0.0"

You should get a routing table with an entry like this (type "route" with no
arguments):

Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
127.0.0.0       *               255.0.0.0       U     0      0        0 lo