by Okay so in my rc.inet1 I have the lines to configure loopback and dummy:
# Attach the loopback device.
/sbin/ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
/sbin/route add -net 127.0.0.0
# Attach dummy driver for micron.pixi.com
/sbin/ifconfig dummy 192.168.1.1
/sbin/route add -net 192.168.1.0 dev dummy
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[/etc/hosts]
127.0.0.1 localhost loopback
192.168.1.1 micron.myles.net myles
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Now my question is this: must the loopback device be routed in that manner?
I tried variations to this setup, in which I attached my devices with:
/sbin/route add -host 127.0.0.1
/sbin/route add -host 192.168.1.1
These seem to work just fine too. Are they in essence alike or is there
something hidden that I do not understand about routing these special
devices?
Myles Uyema