* Fritz Grobbelaar [Sun, 21 Aug 2005 17:31:54 +0200]: > It looks as if I kind of sorted out the problem now by moving my > /etc/network/interfaces to /etc/interfaces.back. Then rebooting. > Then moving my interfaces back and then /etc/init.d/networking > restart. But I'm sure there must be a better way.
Can you send us your /etc/network/interfaces file? I suspect you're not if'upping your loopback interface. For things to work properly, your interface file should contain the following two lines: auto lo iface lo inet loopback Other possibility is a too restrictive firewall. -- Adeodato Simó EM: asp16 [ykwim] alu.ua.es | PK: DA6AE621 Nobody can be exactly like me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it. -- Tallulah Bankhead -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]