Re: Network configuration file

[Russell <rjshaw@iprimus.com.au>]

Johan Ehnberg wrote:
> 
> Russell wrote:
> > Stephen Gran wrote:
> >
> >>This one time, at band camp, Russell said:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Current books on linux networking don't mention
> >>>things on implicit loopbacks. It's really annoying...
...
> >
> > I guess it's working:) I would have done a simple test
> > like this myself if i had more experience, but i've only
> > had debian installed for a few days. I last installed and
> > used mandrake a couple of years ago, which was set up using
> > 'older' methods. Is ifupdown specific to debian, or do other
> > distros have it too?
> >
> Others have it, too. But they are not using the same files etc. I just
> checked a RedHat machine, it shows the lo route. But if you can see lo
> in ifconfig, and it works, you should be ok. At least my debian machine
> works fine without the lo entry shown in 'route -nv'. You might find
> some info on this defference between distros in the debian docs.

Thanks for the suggestions. Now maybe i can sleep;)