Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 10:02:51 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: Shantanu Mahajan <freebsd@dhumketu.cjb.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Networking/Routing Message-ID: <3EF0710B.9040201@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20030618134039.GA190@dhumketu.homeunix.net> References: <20030617194009.K99305@malkav.snowmoon.com> <20030618134039.GA190@dhumketu.homeunix.net>
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Shantanu Mahajan wrote: > +-- Jaime [freebsd] [17-06-03 19:42 -0400]: > | On Tue, 17 Jun 2003, Bryan W. Maxwell wrote: > | > Im trying to set up my home system as 192.168.2.0, but somehow the local > | > loop lo0 is still on 127.0.0.1. > | > | This is by definition. lo0 shouldn't ever be anything but > | 127.0.0.1. > > lo0 can be anything between 127.0.0.1 and 127.255.255.255 I don't want to argue the fine points of IP protocol. The _point_ is that if you read the original poster's message, he's not yet at a level of understanding where he should be changing the IP of his loopback device. Let's not throw the entire pile of RFCs at him all at once. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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