Re: lo disappeared after 2.1-2.2 upgrade

[dyer <phil.dyer@mindspring.com>]

Svante Signell wrote:

> Has the network interface scripts changed from slink to potato? After
> upgrading my loop interface is not working any longer.
>
> ifconfig shows both my lo and eth0 interface, but route does not report lo.
> Trying to activate results in:
>
> route add -net 127.0.0.0
> SIOCADDRT: Invalid argument
>
> ifconfig lo up/down works OK.
>
> The kernel image installed is 2.2.12-4
>
>

It's the 2.2.x kernel. It automagically sets the route.
Remove the route add -net 127.0.0.0  line in /etc/init.d/network and you should be OK.