Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2000 22:18:06 +0200 From: Oren Sarig <sarig@bezeqint.net> To: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.RWTH-Aachen.DE>, freebsd-isdn@freebsd.org Subject: Re: isp0 - File exists, routes? Message-ID: <017c01bf57bb$5a4c1660$397619d4@asmodean> References: <200001051103.MAA52490@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
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> When I'm doing this I'm getting the following: > > ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): File exists This is ok to ignore, it comes up every time, and shouldn't be a problem. > Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Netif Expire > 0.0.0.1 default UH 0 0 isp0 > 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 10 1328 lo0 > > Second: Why do I get this weird route - it should be (if at all): > > Destination Gateway > default 0.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 is the loopback device, used when programs need to use IP to connect to your own computer. This is refered to as "localhost". It could be useful to you if, say, you want to test a new server you installed, you can connect to 127.0.0.1:port that would go through the loopback device back to your own computer (hence loopback) without triggering an outgoind connection. -- Oren Sarig sarig@bezeqint.net.il To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isdn" in the body of the message
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