Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Wed, 22 Mar 2006 19:43:31 -0600
From:      Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu>
To:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Loopback problem
Message-ID:  <A5A58960103487150DDE62BA@Paul-Schmehls-Computer.local>

next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
--==========15CAC0A824FAD6175D16==========
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Content-Disposition: inline

I have two machines (that I know of) that have the same problem.  The=20
loopback interface has no ipv4 address, and it doesn't start up on boot.=20
If I bring the interface up (ifconfig lo0 up),. it has no ipv4 address.  If =

I bring it up this way - ifconfig lo0 inet 127.0.0.1, then I have an ipv4=20
address and everything works fine.

On box is 5.4 SECURITY.  The other is 6.0 SECURITY.  Both boxes have=20
ifconfig=3D"lo0 inet 127.0.0.1" in the /etc/defaults/rc.conf file.  Both=20
boxes boot fine and work fine, except for this one problem, which has=20
manifested odd symptoms from time to time but never merited investigation=20
(until now.)

Since I did the installs on both boxes, I've obviously missed something=20
during the install (or chosen the wrong option).  Does anyone have a clue=20
what it might be?  Or how I might fix this problem so the boxes will bring=20
up lo0 at boot?

Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu)
Adjunct Information Security Officer
University of Texas at Dallas
AVIEN Founding Member
http://www.utdallas.edu/
--==========15CAC0A824FAD6175D16==========--




Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?A5A58960103487150DDE62BA>