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+.\"	$NetBSD: lo.4,v 1.3 1994/11/30 16:22:23 jtc Exp $
+.\"
+.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993
+.\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
+.\"
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+.\"     @(#)lo.4	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93
+.\"
+.Dd June 5, 1993
+.Dt LO 4
+.Os BSD 4.2
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm lo
+.Nd software loopback network interface
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Sy pseudo-device
+.Nm loop
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Nm 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
+network addresses assigned for each address family with which it is to be used.
+These addresses
+may be set or changed with the
+.Dv SIOCSIFADDR
+.Xr ioctl 2 .
+The loopback interface should be the last interface configured,
+as protocols may use the order of configuration as an indication of priority.
+The loopback should
+.Em never
+be configured first unless no hardware
+interfaces exist.
+.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
+.Bl -diag
+.It lo%d: can't handle af%d.
+The interface was handed
+a message with addresses formatted in an unsuitable address
+family; the packet was dropped.
+.El
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr intro 4 ,
+.Xr inet 4 ,
+.Xr ns 4
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm
+device appeared in
+.Bx 4.2 .
+.Sh BUGS
+Previous versions of the system enabled the loopback interface
+automatically, using a nonstandard Internet address (127.1).
+Use of that address is now discouraged; a reserved host address
+for the local network should be used instead.