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Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 10:21:45 -0500
From: "Garrett A. Wollman" <wollman@lcs.mit.edu>
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To: Raul Zighelboim <mango@communique.net>
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Subject: loopback and multicast messed up on /etc/sysconfig ?
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<<On Wed, 13 Dec 1995 00:15:24 -0600 (CST), Raul Zighelboim <mango@communique.net> said:

> The problem is in:
> # route_multicast="224.0.0.0 -netmask 0xf0000000 -interface ${hostname}"
> # route_loopback="${hostname} localhost"

> If I uncomment this line in sysconfig, the system will not boot.  

This line is broken.  It /never/ correct to refer to hosts by this
early in the configuration process, and more importantly, host names
DO NOT NAME INTERFACES.

The correct way to set this up is as follows:

route_multicast="224.0.0.0 -netmask 0xf0000000 -interface IP.OF.DESIRED.IFACE"

Furthermore, the `route_loopback' bit is completely bogus, and should
not be present at all.

-GAWollman

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