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Date:      Wed, 5 Sep 2007 12:48:12 +0100
From:      Daniel Bye <freebsd-questions@slightlystrange.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: loopback won't enable automatically [SOLVED]
Message-ID:  <20070905114811.GB2070@catflap.slightlystrange.org>
In-Reply-To: <200709050735.26298.pollywog@shadypond.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.1070905142959.26025E-100000@gaia.nimnet.asn.au> <200709050725.42317.lists-fbsd@shadypond.com> <200709050735.26298.pollywog@shadypond.com>

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On Wed, Sep 05, 2007 at 07:35:26AM +0000, Pollywog wrote:
> >
> > I did find it in /etc/default/rc.conf:
> >
> > ifconfig_lo0=3D"inet 127.0.0.1"   # default loopback device configurati=
on.
>=20
> I found the problem.  lo0 was not listed in network_interfaces in rc.conf
> Adding it fixed the problem.

Do you have this line in your /etc/defaults/rc.conf?

network_interfaces=3D"auto"       # List of network interfaces (or "auto").

Given your problems, I am highly suspicious that something has spammed
your /etc/defaults/rc.conf...

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Daniel Bye

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