How to Install a Loopback Address in a Cisco Router. If you're running a small business with more than one computer, routers are usually a necessity. Routers provide small businesses with added ...

But what if that address is already taken? Or what if your router assigns the same address to another machine after you've configured it manually? When that happens, you get IP address conflicts.

The ip for the loopback device is always 127.0.0.1<br><br>This means that everytime your home router reports it's ip as the loopback device, your computer becomes confused because it thinks that ...

Anyone know how I can convince W2K to let me use a host mask (255.255.255.255) for an address aliased on the loopback adapter?