Re: Deb. 2.2 setting up loopback/route
>From /etc/network/interfaces
# We always want the loopback interface. (This is commented out in case
# you're configuring it by hand elsewhere, like in /etc/init.d/network. If
# you're not, you need this line)
#
# iface lo inet loopback
Uncomment that last line and all should be well.
I was bitten by this on a new install and would like to see loopback
included.
Lindsay
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On Fri, 19 May 2000, Malte Schmidt wrote:
> Hello World,
>
> i've installed a frozen 2.2 debian and encountered some problems setting
> up route & network loopback. First I found that a "nslookup localhost" wasn't
> working. Since no network is attached to the PC i understood that i have to
> configure loopback/route.
> I configured the loopback device using
> >ifconfig -lo 127.0.0.1
>
> ifconfig told me LOOPBACK DEVICE UP (or so)
> and a >ping 127.0.0.1 worked
>
> I think that i have to configure route as well and tried a
> >route add -net 127.0.0.0 or >route add -net 127.0.0.1
> and got the errormsg SIODTTR (something like it)
> A cat /proc/net/route showed me no routing at all.
> System is a Debian 2.2 frozen with a 2.2.14 homebrew Kernel i.e. not the
> standard 2.2.15 Kernel any more. Will update to 2.2.15 again soon.
>
> Could anybody tell me: Where is my mistake?
>
> Thanks
>
> Malte Schmidt
>
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