No. Leave the loopback interface alone. jaytee(a)clear.net.nz wrote:

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Sorry, missed that bit...>

I reread everything and I came to the conclusion that I need to: sudo ethconfig eth0 <number> sudo ifconfig eth0 ...

not ethconfig

Then when I am finished I may have to check to see if I need to reset my loopback number: 127.0.0.1 Does this seem right to you?? John

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