> > When you run /sbin/ifconfig is the interface lo up? Are there any > messages in /var/log/syslog that might be relevant?
No, when I run ifconfig, it only gives details for eth1. There is nothing much in /var/log/syslog ping -c 2 localhost > ping -c 2 127.0.0.1 # ping -c 2 localhost PING localhost (127.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data. --- localhost ping statistics --- 2 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time # ping -c 2 127.0.0.1 PING 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data. --- 127.0.0.1 ping statistics --- 2 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 1010ms What is the output of this command? > > netstat -tunl # netstat -tunl Active Internet connections (only servers) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:111 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:113 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:32768 0.0.0.0:* udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:68 0.0.0.0:* udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:5353 0.0.0.0:* udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:111 0.0.0.0:* udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:631 0.0.0.0:* What does this respond? > > /sbin/route -n # /sbin/route -n Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 169.254.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth1 169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 1000 0 0 eth1 0.0.0.0 169.254.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth1 Does your /etc/hosts properly set 'localhost' to 127.0.0.1 ? # cat /etc/hosts 127.0.0.1 localhost mc 127.0.1.1 mc.home.m mc -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
