FS> rem Set the LOCAL LOOPBACK address ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
AH>> Is this a .cmd file you place in the startup folder , an entry in 
startup.cmd, 
Look in your \tcpip\bin directory and you will see that ifconfig is actually 
an executable file (ifconfig.exe) so you can run it just as you would any 
other executable file; that is, from an OS/2 command line, cmd file, REXX 
file etc.
For more information on ifconfig.exe (and tcp/ip functions in general) type 
"view kdvl2mst.inf" at an OS/2 command line ( the file kdvl2mst.inf is 
located in the \tcpip\doc directory on my Warp 3 system here).
AH>> or an entry in config.sys? 
Yeppers,  it can also be run from a config.sys entry but you have to use the 
following syntax:
RUN=\tcpip\bin\ifconfig.exe lo 127.0.0.1 up
Note! Replace  with the drive letter where you have tcp/ip installed.
You can also set a localhost entry in the hosts file(s) which are located in 
the \tcpip\etc and \tcpip\dos\etc directories.  Entry syntax is as follows:
127.0.0.1              localhost
Hope this helps.......... :-)
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