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From: jackie@Apple.COM (Hernan'Jackie' Macapanpan)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: Some more networking problems (loop: bad value)
Message-ID: <12106@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 13 Jun 88 19:37:36 GMT
References: <142@tulane.tulane.edu>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <142@tulane.tulane.edu>, barad@tulane.tulane.edu (Herb Barad) writes:
> loop: bad value
> lo0: 0.0.0.0 netmask 0 flags=400<LOOPBACK>

	Hello,

	First thing to try:

	Check that the loop-back entry exists in /etc/hosts. It should look
	something like this:

	127.0.0.1	loop	loo lo	Software_Loopback

	Hope this helps.

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