Re: 1.3.99 breaks loopback device?

Aaron Ucko (UCKO@vax1.rockhurst.edu)
Thu, 09 May 1996 21:05:52 -0600 (CST)

> bash# /sbin/ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
> bash# /sbin/route add -net 127.0.0.1
> SIOCADDRT: Invalid argument
>
>This sequence of commands, setting up the loopback device in this
>fashion has been in my rc scripts for ages.
>
>The loopback device seems broken. Anyone else see this?
>
>Rebooting with 1.3.98, I don't see this problem.

Same here, but aside from that everything seems OK (i.e. connections to
127.0.0.1 work just fine.)

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