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07-21-2004, 09:35 AM	#1
the_reen LQ Newbie Registered: Jul 2004 Location: Poland Distribution: SuSE 9.2 Professional Posts: 22 Rep:	Localhost - loopback interface mask change Hello! How to change the loopback (lo) interface's mask? I have 255.0.0.0 and would like to change for 255.255.255.255.

07-21-2004, 09:42 AM	#2
Frustin Member Registered: May 2002 Location: Essex, UK Distribution: Debian, Redhat, AIX 5L Posts: 512 Rep:	why would you do that? the loopback address enables you to test your TCP/IP and is completely independent of the network hardware.

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