From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Dec 13 07:22:02 1995 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id HAA20659 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 13 Dec 1995 07:22:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu (halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu [18.26.0.159]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA20637 Wed, 13 Dec 1995 07:21:49 -0800 (PST) Received: by halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu; (5.65/1.1.8.2/19Aug95-0530PM) id AA09355; Wed, 13 Dec 1995 10:21:45 -0500 Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 10:21:45 -0500 From: "Garrett A. Wollman" Message-Id: <9512131521.AA09355@halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu> To: Raul Zighelboim Cc: hackers@freefall.freebsd.org, questions@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: loopback and multicast messed up on /etc/sysconfig ? In-Reply-To: References: Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk < said: > The problem is in: > # route_multicast="224.0.0.0 -netmask 0xf0000000 -interface ${hostname}" > # route_loopback="${hostname} localhost" > If I uncomment this line in sysconfig, the system will not boot. This line is broken. It /never/ correct to refer to hosts by this early in the configuration process, and more importantly, host names DO NOT NAME INTERFACES. The correct way to set this up is as follows: route_multicast="224.0.0.0 -netmask 0xf0000000 -interface IP.OF.DESIRED.IFACE" Furthermore, the `route_loopback' bit is completely bogus, and should not be present at all. -GAWollman -- Garrett A. Wollman | Shashish is simple, it's discreet, it's brief. ... wollman@lcs.mit.edu | Shashish is the bonding of hearts in spite of distance. Opinions not those of| It is a bond more powerful than absence. We like people MIT, LCS, ANA, or NSA| who like Shashish. - Claude McKenzie + Florent Vollant