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Subject: Re: can't ping localhost
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On 8/19/10 10:21 AM, Tim Kellers wrote:
> When I ping localhost:
> # ping localhost
> PING localhost (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes
> ping: sendto: Can't assign requested address

Hi,

Is the loopback interface (lo0) up?

Regards,

-- 
Glen Barber