Re: route add -net failure at boot

Bryn Paul Arnold Jones (bpaj@gytha.demon.co.uk)
Thu, 13 Jun 1996 17:37:17 +0100 (BST)


On Thu, 13 Jun 1996, Darrin R. Smith wrote:

> I am running the 2.0 kernel on my machine and I noticed that on bootup
> route fails to add a route to 127.0.0.0. I tried adding the route
> manually several times with successive failures each time. After I
> started pppd to get online, however, I could add the route
> just fine.
>
> For reference, the command used was:
>
> route add -net 127.0.0.0
>

Hmm, that should work, have you done the 'ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1' first ?

> --Darrin
>
> BTW - I did check the Documentation directory and it doesn't mention
> anything other than a syntax change to use 127.0.0.0 instead
> of 127.0.0.1 If this isn't a bug, then it should be
> documented.
>
Yep, but you still have to do the ifconfig on 127.0.0.1 ;)
Bryn

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