troubleshooting network settings

[Steve Bertrand]

> > Hmm, is that all?  Unusual; I'd think the loopback _should_ 
> be set up 
> > correctly.
> >
> > `ifconfig lo0 inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0`  ??
> >
> > If that fixes it, then we have to figure out *why* it's not being 
> > doing automatically.  Problem during init/rc, most likely ... weird.
> 
> I've not had time to address this problem for a week. Going 
> through all the advice again I found that this advice is 
> good. That fixes the problem. Any pointers on getting it done 
> automatically?

Is the following line in /etc/defaults/rc.conf?

ifconfig_lo0="inet 127.0.0.1"   # default loopback device configuration.

If not, add it there, or simply in /etc/rc.conf

Steve