Clarification: If the ifType is loopback, then Netview generally ignores it.
The exception is made via the option on Netmon to discover loopbacks.
Use this for the case when you are using Ciscos (any maybe others) that
let you configure addresses other than 127.0.0.1 on a loopback interface.
I believe it will also discover loopbacks without this option enabled if
you forcibly discover devices by their loopback addresses (obviously
not 127.0.0.1) by putting them in the seedfile. At least it used to, before that
option was added.

Cordially,

Leslie A. Clark
IBM Global Services - Systems Mgmt & Networking



I believe that on AIX the loopback ipaddr is always 127.0.0.1 and that NetView
expects this as the loopback.  Any other ipaddr causes NetView to think its a
valid interface.

Regards,
ken
kgarst AT giantofmaryland DOT com