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LO(4) Kernel Interfaces Manual LO(4) NAME lo -- software loopback network interface SYNOPSIS device loop DESCRIPTION The loop interface is a software loopback mechanism which may be used for performance analysis, software testing, and/or local communication. As with other network interfaces, the loopback interface must have net- work addresses assigned for each address family with which it is to be used. These addresses may be set or changed with the SIOCSIFADDR ioctl(2). The loopback interface should be the last interface config- ured, as protocols may use the order of configuration as an indication of priority. The loopback should never be configured first unless no hardware interfaces exist. If the transmit checksum offload capability flag is enabled on a loop- back interface, checksums will not be generated by IP, UDP, or TCP for packets sent on the interface. If the receive checksum offload capability flag is enabled on a loop- back interface, checksums will not be validated by IP, UDP, or TCP for packets received on the interface. By default, both receive and transmit checksum flags will be enabled, in order to avoid the overhead of checksumming for local communication where data corruption is unlikely. If transmit checksum generation is disabled, then validation should also be disabled in order to avoid packets being dropped due to invalid checksums. DIAGNOSTICS lo%d: can't handle af%d. The interface was handed a message with ad- dresses formatted in an unsuitable address family; the packet was dropped. SEE ALSO inet(4), intro(4) HISTORY The lo device appeared in 4.2BSD. The current checksum generation and validation avoidance policy appeared in FreeBSD 8.0. FreeBSD 9.1 March 15, 2009 LO(4)
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