"Ralf G. R. Bergs" wrote:
>
> On Tue, 09 Feb 1999 15:02:36 -0500, Ed Cogburn wrote:
>
> > route add -net 127.0.0.0
> >
> > Its the route command thats generating the "SIOCADDRT: Invalid
> >argument". I'm up to date with potato, (I got the kernel deb from
> >there) so what could this be?
>
> The kernel automatically sets the route to the interface. Remove the above
> line,
> and all will be well again. :-)
>
Ralf was right. The 'route' command (/etc/init.d/network) is
apparently no longer necessary with kernel 2.2.1. Just remove
it. After reboot, 'ifconfig' shows loopback up and running.
Thanks Ralf, and to servis for responding.
--
Ed C.
