In rh 5.2, it seems to be the line IPADDR=127.0.0.1 in
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-lo
Are you sure lo is being brought up during bootup? I remember having to
modify one of the init scripts b/c rh 5.2 doesn't bring up lo by
default...
Patrick Goetz wrote:
>
> It's not being set during the system initialization.
>
> As for where to look, it depends on what distribution you're using. In
> slackware or some other bsd derivative, look in /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.
> For redhat/mandrake/SysV look in either /etc/sysconfig/network,
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts, or /etc/rc.d/init.d/network. Somewhere
> therein lies the problem.
>
> On Sun, 2 Jan 2000, lynn bender wrote:
>
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > I'm baffled.
> >
> > I just discovered that 127.0.0.1
> > was missing from by loopback address.
> > like this:
> >
> > [bender@lynnux bender]$ ifconfig lo
> > lo Link encap:Local Loopback
> > LOOPBACK MTU:3924 Metric:1
> > RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> > TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> >
> > So I add it in:
> >
> > ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
> >
> > and everything's fine.
> >
> > Until I reboot the machine. And then
> > it disappears again.
> >
> > What's up?
> >
> > What files to I need to be checking?
> >
> > Lynn
> >
> >
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