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vande198

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From: East Lansing, MI, USA

Registered: 2003-09-12

Posts: 98

Loopback problems, cups

I believe I have a problem getting to the cups configuration page at http://localhost:631 because my loopback interface isn't up.  After following all the steps in the CUPS Howto on the Wiki, I point Firefox to that address, but nothing comes up and firefox eventually times out.

I am on dialup, using wvdial.

Here's what "ifconfig" reveals:

ppp0      Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol  
          inet addr:204.39.208.213  P-t-P:204.39.208.6  Mask:255.255.255.255
          UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:1732 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:1736 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:3 
          RX bytes:1497715 (1.4 Mb)  TX bytes:188942 (184.5 Kb)

Here's what "ifconfig lo" reveals:

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          LOOPBACK  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

My rc.conf:

MODULES=(!8139too ppp_generic hcfpcihw snd-es1938 snd-pcm-oss usblp)

lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(lo !eth0)

Thanks

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Bobonov

Member

From: Roma - Italy

Registered: 2003-05-07

Posts: 295

Re: Loopback problems, cups

try to connect to
http://127.0.0.1:631
if it works maybe is a proble with your hostname file or the name resolution order.

vande198

Member

From: East Lansing, MI, USA

Registered: 2003-09-12

Posts: 98

Re: Loopback problems, cups

nope, still doesn't work.  Thanks though.

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Xentac

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From: Victoria, BC

Registered: 2003-01-17

Posts: 1,797

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Re: Loopback problems, cups

Are you actually starting the network daemon?  You need to do that if you want your loopback device set up properly.

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vande198

Member

From: East Lansing, MI, USA

Registered: 2003-09-12

Posts: 98

Re: Loopback problems, cups

Bingo...got it.  Thanks Xentac.

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"To be a Spartan is to be a philosopher much more than to be an athlete."
Plato, the <i>Protagoras</i>, 342e-343a

Bobonov

Member

From: Roma - Italy

Registered: 2003-05-07

Posts: 295

Re: Loopback problems, cups

Why look so far when the solution is already in your pocket?