https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/network-card-setting/m-p/3034212#M5871 I have newly install a RH linux and setup the network card setting, what is the difference of the file etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 and etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-lo ? thx Sat, 26 Jul 2003 07:13:09 GMT juno2 2003-07-26T07:13:09Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/network-card-setting/m-p/3034212#M5871 I have newly install a RH linux and setup the network card setting, what is the difference of the file etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 and etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-lo ? thx Sat, 26 Jul 2003 07:13:09 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/network-card-setting/m-p/3034212#M5871 juno2 2003-07-26T07:13:09Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/network-card-setting/m-p/3034213#M5872 Hello!<BR /><BR />In the lo you have configuration of loopback<BR />interface (127.0.0.1) and the eth0 is config<BR />of the network addres (192.168.1.1) the address<BR />that you set to connect via network.<BR /><BR />Caesar Sat, 26 Jul 2003 12:54:36 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/network-card-setting/m-p/3034213#M5872 Caesar_3 2003-07-26T12:54:36Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/network-card-setting/m-p/3034214#M5873 eth0 is the first NIC card detected<BR /><BR />lo is loopback. If your machine is working right, you should NEVER touch ifcfg-lo<BR /><BR />SEP Sun, 27 Jul 2003 01:55:12 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/network-card-setting/m-p/3034214#M5873 Steven E. Protter 2003-07-27T01:55:12Z