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.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993
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.\" The Regents of the University of California.
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.\" Copyright (c) 2009 Robert N. M. Watson
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.\" All rights reserved.
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.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\" @(#)lo.4 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd March 15, 2009
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.Dt LO 4
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm lo
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.Nd software loopback network interface
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Cd "device loop"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm loop
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interface is a software loopback mechanism which may be
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used for performance analysis, software testing, and/or local
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communication.
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As with other network interfaces, the loopback interface must have
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network addresses assigned for each address family with which it is to be used.
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These addresses
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may be set or changed with the
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.Dv SIOCSIFADDR
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.Xr ioctl 2 .
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The loopback interface should be the last interface configured,
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as protocols may use the order of configuration as an indication of priority.
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The loopback should
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.Em never
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be configured first unless no hardware
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interfaces exist.
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.Pp
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If the transmit checksum offload capability flag is enabled on a loopback
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interface, checksums will not be generated by IP, UDP, or TCP for packets
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sent on the interface.
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.Pp
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If the receive checksum offload capability flag is enabled on a loopback
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interface, checksums will not be validated by IP, UDP, or TCP for packets
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received on the interface.
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.Pp
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By default, both receive and transmit checksum flags will be enabled, in
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order to avoid the overhead of checksumming for local communication where
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data corruption is unlikely.
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If transmit checksum generation is disabled, then validation should also be
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disabled in order to avoid packets being dropped due to invalid checksums.
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.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
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.Bl -diag
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.It lo%d: can't handle af%d.
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The interface was handed
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a message with addresses formatted in an unsuitable address
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family; the packet was dropped.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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1996-12-26 16:16:37 +00:00
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.Xr inet 4 ,
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.Xr intro 4
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.\" .Xr ns 4
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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device appeared in
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.Bx 4.2 .
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The current checksum generation and validation avoidance policy appeared in
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.Fx 8.0 .
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