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OpenBSD: Defining a new loopback interface
2019 Community Moderator ElectionHow come one can successfully ping 127.0.0.2 on Linux?Routing a LAN through OpenVPN on OpenBSD 5.5how to setup network routing table for wireless networkOpenBSD with only a /32 repeatedly deletes its static route to the worldpf not stopping bruteforce attemptsHow can I do a loopback test?OpenBSD: Check what files under /etc has changed in comparison to pristine base systemDoes “loopback” in a loopback file mean the same as in loopback IP address?Configuring ISO of Knoppix image to boot from USBAre the IPv4 and IPv6 networks for my loopback interface the same network?How come one can successfully ping 127.0.0.2 on Linux?
I need one more loopback interface in my OpenBSD 6.1, with the IP address 127.0.0.2.
I can create it by hand with the command:
ifconfig lo1 127.0.0.2
And to have it at boot time, I just inserted that command into /etc/rc.local
.
I have researched for a more standard way to do that, was not successful.
Having it in /etc/rc.local
also means I only have that interface late in the boot process.
How may I configure it in a cleaner "OpenBSD" way?
openbsd loopback
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I need one more loopback interface in my OpenBSD 6.1, with the IP address 127.0.0.2.
I can create it by hand with the command:
ifconfig lo1 127.0.0.2
And to have it at boot time, I just inserted that command into /etc/rc.local
.
I have researched for a more standard way to do that, was not successful.
Having it in /etc/rc.local
also means I only have that interface late in the boot process.
How may I configure it in a cleaner "OpenBSD" way?
openbsd loopback
add a comment |
I need one more loopback interface in my OpenBSD 6.1, with the IP address 127.0.0.2.
I can create it by hand with the command:
ifconfig lo1 127.0.0.2
And to have it at boot time, I just inserted that command into /etc/rc.local
.
I have researched for a more standard way to do that, was not successful.
Having it in /etc/rc.local
also means I only have that interface late in the boot process.
How may I configure it in a cleaner "OpenBSD" way?
openbsd loopback
I need one more loopback interface in my OpenBSD 6.1, with the IP address 127.0.0.2.
I can create it by hand with the command:
ifconfig lo1 127.0.0.2
And to have it at boot time, I just inserted that command into /etc/rc.local
.
I have researched for a more standard way to do that, was not successful.
Having it in /etc/rc.local
also means I only have that interface late in the boot process.
How may I configure it in a cleaner "OpenBSD" way?
openbsd loopback
openbsd loopback
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As hinted at in lo(4)
, you may create /etc/hostname.lo1
:
inet 127.0.0.2 255.0.0.0
This will create the lo1
interface when the boot process runs /etc/netstart
. With that file in place, you may also set up the interface without rebooting through
$ doas sh /etc/netstart lo1
The interface is reported as
lo1: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 32768
index 4 priority 0 llprio 3
groups: lo
inet 127.0.0.2 netmask 0xff000000
by ifconfig
.
For further info, see hostname.if(5)
, netstart(8)
and ifconfig(8)
.
2
Thanks for all the help, I am getting my feet wet in OpenBSD in a personal netbook as a pilot/(re)introduction to the system.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Jun 14 '17 at 8:36
add a comment |
Unless you have a reason for this to be an additional network interface, note that you do not have to have a second interface just in order to have a second IP address in 127.0.0.0/8. You can add the second IP address to the existing loopback interface:
# echo >> /etc/hostname.lo0 inet alias 127.0.0.2 255.0.0.0
#
Remember if you do this that you need the -A
option to ifconfig
now. It's a slightly misleading option. It does not target aliases per se. It simply stops ifconfig
from displaying only the first IP version 4 address that it finds, which is what it actually does in lieu of finding out which IP addresses are aliases.
I defined a interface to give it to some particular software at the time. Switched back to freebsd.
– Rui F Ribeiro
2 days ago
add a comment |
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As hinted at in lo(4)
, you may create /etc/hostname.lo1
:
inet 127.0.0.2 255.0.0.0
This will create the lo1
interface when the boot process runs /etc/netstart
. With that file in place, you may also set up the interface without rebooting through
$ doas sh /etc/netstart lo1
The interface is reported as
lo1: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 32768
index 4 priority 0 llprio 3
groups: lo
inet 127.0.0.2 netmask 0xff000000
by ifconfig
.
For further info, see hostname.if(5)
, netstart(8)
and ifconfig(8)
.
2
Thanks for all the help, I am getting my feet wet in OpenBSD in a personal netbook as a pilot/(re)introduction to the system.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Jun 14 '17 at 8:36
add a comment |
As hinted at in lo(4)
, you may create /etc/hostname.lo1
:
inet 127.0.0.2 255.0.0.0
This will create the lo1
interface when the boot process runs /etc/netstart
. With that file in place, you may also set up the interface without rebooting through
$ doas sh /etc/netstart lo1
The interface is reported as
lo1: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 32768
index 4 priority 0 llprio 3
groups: lo
inet 127.0.0.2 netmask 0xff000000
by ifconfig
.
For further info, see hostname.if(5)
, netstart(8)
and ifconfig(8)
.
2
Thanks for all the help, I am getting my feet wet in OpenBSD in a personal netbook as a pilot/(re)introduction to the system.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Jun 14 '17 at 8:36
add a comment |
As hinted at in lo(4)
, you may create /etc/hostname.lo1
:
inet 127.0.0.2 255.0.0.0
This will create the lo1
interface when the boot process runs /etc/netstart
. With that file in place, you may also set up the interface without rebooting through
$ doas sh /etc/netstart lo1
The interface is reported as
lo1: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 32768
index 4 priority 0 llprio 3
groups: lo
inet 127.0.0.2 netmask 0xff000000
by ifconfig
.
For further info, see hostname.if(5)
, netstart(8)
and ifconfig(8)
.
As hinted at in lo(4)
, you may create /etc/hostname.lo1
:
inet 127.0.0.2 255.0.0.0
This will create the lo1
interface when the boot process runs /etc/netstart
. With that file in place, you may also set up the interface without rebooting through
$ doas sh /etc/netstart lo1
The interface is reported as
lo1: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 32768
index 4 priority 0 llprio 3
groups: lo
inet 127.0.0.2 netmask 0xff000000
by ifconfig
.
For further info, see hostname.if(5)
, netstart(8)
and ifconfig(8)
.
edited Jun 14 '17 at 8:18
answered Jun 14 '17 at 7:59
KusalanandaKusalananda
137k17258426
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Thanks for all the help, I am getting my feet wet in OpenBSD in a personal netbook as a pilot/(re)introduction to the system.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Jun 14 '17 at 8:36
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2
Thanks for all the help, I am getting my feet wet in OpenBSD in a personal netbook as a pilot/(re)introduction to the system.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Jun 14 '17 at 8:36
2
2
Thanks for all the help, I am getting my feet wet in OpenBSD in a personal netbook as a pilot/(re)introduction to the system.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Jun 14 '17 at 8:36
Thanks for all the help, I am getting my feet wet in OpenBSD in a personal netbook as a pilot/(re)introduction to the system.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Jun 14 '17 at 8:36
add a comment |
Unless you have a reason for this to be an additional network interface, note that you do not have to have a second interface just in order to have a second IP address in 127.0.0.0/8. You can add the second IP address to the existing loopback interface:
# echo >> /etc/hostname.lo0 inet alias 127.0.0.2 255.0.0.0
#
Remember if you do this that you need the -A
option to ifconfig
now. It's a slightly misleading option. It does not target aliases per se. It simply stops ifconfig
from displaying only the first IP version 4 address that it finds, which is what it actually does in lieu of finding out which IP addresses are aliases.
I defined a interface to give it to some particular software at the time. Switched back to freebsd.
– Rui F Ribeiro
2 days ago
add a comment |
Unless you have a reason for this to be an additional network interface, note that you do not have to have a second interface just in order to have a second IP address in 127.0.0.0/8. You can add the second IP address to the existing loopback interface:
# echo >> /etc/hostname.lo0 inet alias 127.0.0.2 255.0.0.0
#
Remember if you do this that you need the -A
option to ifconfig
now. It's a slightly misleading option. It does not target aliases per se. It simply stops ifconfig
from displaying only the first IP version 4 address that it finds, which is what it actually does in lieu of finding out which IP addresses are aliases.
I defined a interface to give it to some particular software at the time. Switched back to freebsd.
– Rui F Ribeiro
2 days ago
add a comment |
Unless you have a reason for this to be an additional network interface, note that you do not have to have a second interface just in order to have a second IP address in 127.0.0.0/8. You can add the second IP address to the existing loopback interface:
# echo >> /etc/hostname.lo0 inet alias 127.0.0.2 255.0.0.0
#
Remember if you do this that you need the -A
option to ifconfig
now. It's a slightly misleading option. It does not target aliases per se. It simply stops ifconfig
from displaying only the first IP version 4 address that it finds, which is what it actually does in lieu of finding out which IP addresses are aliases.
Unless you have a reason for this to be an additional network interface, note that you do not have to have a second interface just in order to have a second IP address in 127.0.0.0/8. You can add the second IP address to the existing loopback interface:
# echo >> /etc/hostname.lo0 inet alias 127.0.0.2 255.0.0.0
#
Remember if you do this that you need the -A
option to ifconfig
now. It's a slightly misleading option. It does not target aliases per se. It simply stops ifconfig
from displaying only the first IP version 4 address that it finds, which is what it actually does in lieu of finding out which IP addresses are aliases.
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I defined a interface to give it to some particular software at the time. Switched back to freebsd.
– Rui F Ribeiro
2 days ago
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I defined a interface to give it to some particular software at the time. Switched back to freebsd.
– Rui F Ribeiro
2 days ago
I defined a interface to give it to some particular software at the time. Switched back to freebsd.
– Rui F Ribeiro
2 days ago
I defined a interface to give it to some particular software at the time. Switched back to freebsd.
– Rui F Ribeiro
2 days ago
add a comment |
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