Extremely strange. Here's some details..
Make sure you have a file named "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-lo".
If you don't, it's a plain text file. Create it. Permissions on mine are
root/root 755.
Here's some contents:
DEVICE=lo
IPADDR=127.0.0.1
NETMASK=255.0.0.0
NETWORK=127.0.0.0
BROADCAST=127.255.255.255
ONBOOT=yes
NAME=loopback
After creating this file, or verifying it's existance, use the command "ifup
lo" to start it without rebooting. The line above, ONBOOT=yes, will ensure
that it's started from now on during boot. If yours is set to no, fix it.
If for some reason THAT doesn't work (generates an error), you have a
SERIOUS problem.
Don Head
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-----Original Message-----
From: OS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 6:15 PM
To: Don Head
Subject: RE: [Cooker] Getting there
Thanks for replying
ifconfig produces nothing, i.e. no lo, no ppp0, nothing.
/etc/hosts :
127.0.0.1 localhost
What next ?
Owen
On Fri, 25 Feb 2000, you wrote:
> This may sound like really simple steps, but did you..
>
> - Run "ifconfig" and make sure that the "lo" interface is activated?
>
> - Check the /etc/hosts file and make sure that the name "localhost" is
> associated with an IP address, hopefully 127.0.0.1?
>
>
> Don Head
> Linux Mentor
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: OS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 4:49 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [Cooker] Getting there
>
>
> I posted an e-mail regarding the java debugger supplied with the Sun Java
> SDK.
>
> Well, after much messing around I have found that Sun, bless 'em, missed
one
> file out of the SDK tar ball (it was in ALL the RC releases !) and didn't
> copy
> a library file to /usr/lib ! (Thanks to Blackdown for that by suggesting
> using
> strace.)
>
> Any way, to another problem. The java debugger now complains about not
being
> able to connect to the local host.
>
> So, I tried ping localhost, and ping 127.0.0.1
>
> 5 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss
>
> Why doesn't this work anymore !?!?!?!?!?
>
> It used to work, well when I say used to, I haven't tried ping'ing for
ages
> and
> ages.
>
> Anyway, is this why I can't connect to localhost, or is this a red
herring.
>
> Help please,
> Owen
