An excerpt from the Max manual... MAX IP interfaces At system startup, the MAX creates its Ethernet and internal IP interfaces. When the system is up, it adds IP interfaces as they are created. For each IP interface that is not configured as a private route, the MAX also adds a route to the routing table at system startup. The Ethernet IP interface is always active, because it is always connected. The Ethernet interface label is ie0. Its IP address is assigned in Ethernet>Mod Config>Ether Options. The loopback (lo0) interface is always up. The loopback address is 127.0.0.1/32. The reject (rj0) interface is always up. The reject address is 127.0.0.2. Packets routed to this interface are sent back to the source address with an ICMP "host unreachable" message. The black-hole (bh0) interface is always up. The black-hole address is 127.0.0.3. Packets routed to this interface are discarded silently. The inactive interface is where all routes point when their WAN connections are down. The inactive interface label is wanidle0. Matt Holdrege <A HREF="http://www.ascend.com">http://www.ascend.com</A> matt@ascend.com ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq">http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq</A>> </PRE> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <STRONG>Follow-Ups</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg11980.html">Re: (ASCEND) 127.0.0.[2-xxx]</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: Michiel Boland <boland@diva.nl></LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg11975.html">(ASCEND) 127.0.0.[2-xxx]</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: Christian Vogel <chris@obelix.bene.baynet.de></LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <HR> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11979.html">Re: (ASCEND) MRTG and max4000</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11977.html">(ASCEND) MRTG and max4000</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11975.html">(ASCEND) 127.0.0.[2-xxx]</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11980.html">Re: (ASCEND) 127.0.0.[2-xxx]</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="maillist.html#11978"><STRONG>Main</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thrd289.html#11978"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> </BODY> </HTML>