From the following putput. lo0:

[071]

From the following putput.

lo0: flags=1000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 8232 index 1
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
hme0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2
inet xxx.xxx.xx.xxx netmask ffff0000 broadcast xxx.xxx.xx.xxx
ether 8:0:20:c3:74:78

I gather that lo0 and hme0 are interfaces. What are the differences between the two and what do they stand for ?

Cheers,
71

 

[071]

Whoops, meant output ! Cheers,
71

 

[Callum]

lo0 is the onboard loopback interface

hme0 is your actual network connection, hme stands for either Hundred Meg Ethernet or Happy Meal Ethernet and, as the names suggest it does fast ethernet (10BASE-TX or 100BASE-T) and was developed by guys who frequented McDonalds.

 

[071]

Nice one, how many virtual interfaces can I add ?? Cheers,
71

 

[Callum]

The number of virtual interfaces varies by version of OS.

OS = 4.x : none
OS <= 5.5.x : 255
OS => 5.6 : 255 by default, but up to 8191 by configuring ndd

See sun infodocs #15659 and #16369