Oops, I thought I had "learned" that using "-net" in combination with a host IP address (not a network address) would cause the network address of that host to be added to the routing table. I experimented, and this is not the case. Guess I'll have to "unlearn" it. Don't use "route add 127.0.0.1", use the other one. Thanks, David.
Marc >>> "David Karlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05/21 2:48 PM >>> Hello, I believe that "route add -net 127.0.0.0" and "route add 127.0.0.1" were what Mark meant. --David > >>> José_L._Redrejo_-_ITAIS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05/21 12:09 PM >>> > > > If I type : "route add loopback" the answer is "loopback:host > name lookup > > failure" > > > and if i type "route add 127.0.0.1" the answer is "SIOCADDRT > Operation not > > supported by device" > > Try "route add -net 127.0.0.1" or "route add 127.0.0.0" > > You should get a routing table with an entry like this (type > "route" with no > arguments): > > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref > Use Iface > 127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo > ---------- Marc Mongeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unix Specialist Ban-Koe Systems 9100 W Bloomington Fwy Bloomington, MN 55431-2200 (612)888-0123, x417 | FAX: (612)888-3344 ---------- "It's such a fine line between clever and stupid." -- David St. Hubbins and Nigel Tufnel of "Spinal Tap"
