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The WebMux Pro and Model WM108E User Guide – Version 5. 8 Rev15

Appendix 1 – How to Add A Loopback Adapter

Installing the MS Loopback Adapter

1. Click Add Hardware -> Add a new device -> No, I want to select

the hardware from a list, and select Microsoft Loopback Adapter

from the list and click OK.

2. At the MS Loopback Adapter Card Setup screen hit OK to the

default of 802.3

3. You should be prompted for the path to the NT setup files. Click

Continue once the path is correct.

4. Click Close. Reboot maybe necessary. Go to step below for

Configuring the MS Loopback Adapter

1. If not there already, goto Start > Settings > Control Panel >

Network > Protocols tab.

2. Select TCP/IP and click the Properties button

3. You should be at the Microsoft TCP/IP Properties dialog box. Be

sure the MS Loopback Adapter is the Adapter selected. Enter

your farm IP address for IP address (Subnet should be match your

servers, change it if not)

4. Click Apply, then OK, then Yes when prompted to restart the

computer

For Windows 2003 Server, make sure the metric is the highest number in routing

table, stop here. For Windows 2000/NT Systems, please proceed to the

Appendix 2 for remove the route entry in the routing table. For Linux, HP/UX, and

FreeBSD perform the following:

Linux 2.4 Systems:

Iptables –t nat –A PREROUTING –d farm_ip_address –j REDIRECT

For HP/UX 11.00 and 11i:

Please make sure PHNE_26771 and related patches applied first.

Ifconfig lo0:1 farm_ip_address up

For FreeBSD: ifconfig lo0 inet farm_ip_address netmask 255.255.255.255 alias