> settrans -fg /servers/socket/2 /hurd/pfinet --interface=eth0 > --address=10.0.0.NN --gateway=10.0.0.NN --netmask=255.255.255.0 > > But I think this will only set up the LAN. So how do I set up the > loopback ( that's what I need, isn't it ) ?
The loopback is set up automatically, there is no need to do anything for it. The settrans command above should be fine (with real IP addresses, of course). > So, because I'm naive enough, I did the next step : > > settrans -cfg /servers/socket/3 /hurd/pfinet --interface=lo > --address=127.0.0.1 --netmask=255.0.0.0 I don't know what you thought this would do, but it certainly doesn't do anything you wanted. /servers/socket/3 is the location for the PF_IMPLINK protocol family's server (PF_IMPLINK is 3, as PF_INET is 2 and PF_LOCAL is 1). /hurd/pfinet does not implement that protocol family, and unless you've fallen into a time warp, you surely don't have an IMP protocol network that you need to support. (If you are in a time warp and do want to put your Hurd machine on the original ARPAnet, then by all means we encourage you to write a pfimplink server.)