Note: "permalinks" may not be as permanent as we would like,
direct links of old sources may well be a few messages off.
Hello paddy,
check the netmask on your lo:x interface.
I use WBEL4, kernel 2.6.9-5.0.5. This works for me:
# ifconfig lo:2 192.168.142.1 netmask 255.255.255.255 up
# ifconfig lo:2
lo:2 Protokoll:Lokale Schleife
inet Adresse:192.168.142.1 Maske:255.255.255.255
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
# ping 192.168.142.1
PING 192.168.142.1 (192.168.142.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.142.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.058 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.142.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.043 ms
--- 192.168.142.1 ping statistics ---
2 packets transmitted, 2 received, 0% packet loss, time 999ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.043/0.050/0.058/0.010 ms, pipe 2
# ping 192.168.142.2
PING 192.168.142.2 (192.168.142.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
--- 192.168.142.2 ping statistics ---
6 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 4998ms
Best Regards
Matthias
paddy wrote:
>>
>>Where is your problem? You got a successful ping didn't you?
>
>
> ;)
>
> yes, but I'm just pinging the same loopback, even when I put in a route
> the packet never touches the wire (I tcpdump'd it)
>
> (I tried something like route -add 192.168.2.2 gw 192.168.0.2)
>
> Just the same as if I ping 127.0.0.2
>
> Don't take my word for it, Try it!
>
> I'm on debian linux 2.6.8, but its been that way on linux for as long
> as I recall.
>
> Perhaps your use of osdf magics this problem away without you noticing,
> or perhaps I'm missing a trick here.
>
> Obviously it works for you. I'd really like to figure out what I'm missing!
>
> Regards,
> Paddy