Steve Mccrystal @ 1:154/731.2 wrote on 03-05-98 06:36 about *Vmodem*
 SM> Thanks again.  I think I may have yet another problem here, because I 
did a search on all my
 SM> hard drives and had no loopback.anything except for a few text files 
describing how to wire
 SM> serial/parallel loopback plugs.
Just in case you missed my previous message to Alan Hess, here is the info I 
posted again:
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
To find out if the loopback address is set or not, type:
netstat -a
on an OS/2 command line.
You should see something similar to the following on your screen:
[F:\tng\sq]netstat -a
addr          127.0.0.1 interface 0 mask ff000000 broadcast            
.0.0.0
addr     207.107.185.10 interface 10 mask ffffff00 broadcast    
207.107.185.253
The second line shows what dynamic address I had when last connected to my 
ISP. :-)
 SM> Be advised that SIO 2.0 is a *new* program!  I think you can
 SM> would suggest that anyone who has used it for as long as I have register 
another copy to get
 SM> a later serial number 
Ummm.....I'm probably missing something here (which isn't unusual in the 
least little bit! ) but why the emphasis on "to get a later serial 
number"?  New and/or improved features, I can relate to but "a later serial 
number" throws me for a loop! 
 SM> If anyone is interested, I'll post the text that pertains to this from 
the beta readme file.
I'd be interested........but much more interested in a URL so I can download 
a copy!  Thanks....:-)
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