Fake Loopback /etc/hosts

[Nobody's Hero]

OK I've done this many times and I can't remember how to do it. I did a fresh install and the box is not on the network yet, so SAM takes forever.

You can fake it out with a /etc/hosts entry, something like:

xxx.xx.xx.x loopback 'hostname'
or
xxx.xx.xx.x 'hostname' loopback

something like that, I know it works because I've done it before. Then SAM will run much faster until I get it on the network...

[Gary L. Paveza, Jr.]

Try 127.0.0.1

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

127.0.0.1 localhost loopback

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[Nobody's Hero]

Yes, I understand that. but you put the hostname in as the loopback address or something like that. like

127.0.0.1 ltcrss loopback

I cant remember the sequence....

[Nobody's Hero]

OK...

127.0.0.1 localhost loopback is the valid entry. I am trying to fake the box out. HP showed me this a long while ago. I know it works.

I'll try
127.0.0.1 ltcrss

[Nobody's Hero]

You mean to tell me that all the experts out there have not done this. The box will think it is on the network, and SAM will run fast.

[harry d brown jr · Accepted solution]

I think you mean if itcrss has an ip of 192.168.1.2 and you want the loopback to use something other than 127.0.0.1 ?

/etc/hosts:
192.168.1.2 ltcrss loopback

The ORDER does NOT matter. The issue is that some software products have 127.0.0.1 hardcoded instead of looking up "loopback" or "localhost"

live free or die
harry d brown jr

[Victor BERRIDGE]

Hi,
When you say not on the network yet, you mean configured for already? And not as standalone.

So I wonder if you are not having issues because you have /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/nsswitch.conf already active with maybe in nsswitch hosts: DNS [NOTFOUND=CONTINUE] files, or something of the sort...

I usually stop all inet services and at the console type set_parms saying no for DNS NIS etc so that it just updates the IP and /etc/hosts for hostname and later when connected I configure/update the files that deal with network by hand...

Just thoughts....

All the best
Victor