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Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 10:35:07 -0500
From: "Garrett A. Wollman" <wollman@lcs.mit.edu>
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Subject: loopback and multicast messed up on /etc/sysconfig ?
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<<On Wed, 13 Dec 1995 10:21:45 -0500, I made a very confused-sounding
statement.

>> 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
                          ^ is                                 ^ name
> early in the configuration process, and more importantly, host names
> DO NOT NAME INTERFACES.

-GAWollman

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