[lug] local network

[D. Stimits]

David wrote:
> 
>    lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
>              inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
>              UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:3924  Metric:1
>              RX packets:86 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>              TX packets:86 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>              collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> 
> I have just noticed that my inet addr is 127.0.0.1 on each machine; is
> that the address that I need to change, how do I do it?
> 

This is the problem. You have no ethernet card listed at all. "lo" is
loopback, for local applications only. Or is there more to the
"ifconfig" listing?

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com