Use 'ifconfig lo up'
(Note: 'lo' is the first letters of 'LOOPBACK', not "ten".)
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Browse All TopicsMy server can ping other file and application servers. However, it cannot ping its own IP and router. I have MPTS and TCP/IP v.3 running on OS/2 Warp Connect 3.0.
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'IFCONFIG LO UP'.
I(nter)
F(ace)
CONFIG(uration) utility to set the TCP/IP
LO(opback) interface into the
UP (not "down") status,
to enable TCP/IP "clients" and "servers" to communicate "internally",
rather than communicating to a different host.
Check the output from 'netstat -r'
both "before" and "after" the command.
Post both results here.
Before netstat (cannot ping ip anymore)
default router netmask
172.0.0.1 189.5.16.93 0.0.0.0
189.5.16 172.0.0.1 255.255.255.255
189.5.16 189.5.16.83 255.255.255.0
189.5.16.83 189.5.16.93 255.255.255.0
189.5.16.93 189.5.16.93 255.255.255.255
189.61.10.226 189.5.16.93 255.255.255.255
After netstat the same data
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by: OttaPosted on 2000-01-25 at 00:05:24ID: 2384251
What's the output from the OS/2 command:
netstat -r
???
Can other servers "ping" the router?