troubleshooting network settings

[Malcolm Fitzgerald]

On 08/06/2006, at 2:42 AM, Steve Bertrand wrote:

>
>
>>> Hmm, is that all?  Unusual; I'd think the loopback _should_
>> be set up
>>> correctly.
>>>
>>> `ifconfig lo0 inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0`  ??
>>>
>>> If that fixes it, then we have to figure out *why* it's not being
>>> doing automatically.  Problem during init/rc, most likely ... weird.
>>
>> I've not had time to address this problem for a week. Going
>> through all the advice again I found that this advice is
>> good. That fixes the problem. Any pointers on getting it done
>> automatically?
>
> Is the following line in /etc/defaults/rc.conf?
>
> ifconfig_lo0="inet 127.0.0.1"   # default loopback device 
> configuration.

Yes, that line is in /etc/defaults/rc.conf

malcolm