Aaah - I think we have it now !!
In a 'normal' installation the network won't install without a network
card - you would probably have to manually add all of the components to
create a loopback. Easier to install a network card and try again.
hth
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andreas Müller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: [expert] LM 7.2 new install and network probs
> Am Don, 08 Feb 2001 schrieben Sie:
> > type ifconfig at the # and see what that says - it sounds like your
network
> > card has not been activated or not found.
>
> Hallo Mike,
>
> well first I do not have a network card at all, just want to use the
loopback
> 127.0.0.1.
>
> Now typing ifconfig gives nothing.
>
> [root@localhost /root]# ifconfig -a
> lo Linkverkapselung:Locale Schleife
> LOOPBACK MTU:3924 Metric:1
> Empfangene Pakete:0 Fehler:0 Weggeworfen:0 Überlauf:0 Rahmen:0
> Verschickte Packete:0 Fehler:0 Weggeworfen:0 Überlauf:0 Rahmen:0
> Kollisionen:0 Sendewarteschlangenlänge:0
>
> [root@localhost /root]# ping 127.0.0.1
> PING 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1): 56 octets data
> sendto: Network is unreachable
>
> [root@localhost /root]# ifconfig lo up
> [root@localhost /root]# ifconfig -a
> lo Linkverkapselung:Locale Schleife
> UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1
> Empfangene Pakete:0 Fehler:0 Weggeworfen:0 Überlauf:0 Rahmen:0
> Verschickte Packete:0 Fehler:0 Weggeworfen:0 Überlauf:0 Rahmen:0
> Kollisionen:0 Sendewarteschlangenlänge:0
>
> I tried to start the loopback, but even with it running 127.0.0.1 is still
> unreachable. I have no idea why? My LM 7.0 was running without any
problems
> with the loopback, I just had to activate inetd, but now with LM 7.2 it
does
> not work. PLZ help.
>
>
> Thanx in advance
>
> Andreas
>
>
