RE: Setup a network without network

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

Oops, I thought I had "learned" that using "-net" in combination
with a host IP address (not a network address) would cause the
network address of that host to be added to the routing table.  I
experimented, and this is not the case.  Guess I'll have to "unlearn"
it.  Don't use "route add 127.0.0.1", use the other one.  Thanks,
David.

Marc
>>> "David Karlin" <funk48@travelin.com> 05/21 2:48 PM >>>
Hello,
I believe that "route add -net 127.0.0.0" and "route add 127.0.0.1"
were what Mark meant.

--David

> >>> 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
>


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