>> This is known, and I don't know if it should be considered as a bug:
>> the new code automatically adds a route to 127.0.0.1 for any local IP adress.
>> Of course if lo0 is not configured, it fails ...
>
>I think it could reasonably be argued that if something is trying to
>be 'smart' behind the user's back, errors caused by that
>'intelligence' shouldn't be reported to the user.

i'd prefer to know

 * why this worked at one point (if it was never supposed to)
 * why it no longer works (and is this the correct behavior)
 * if its current state is considered "fixed" or "broken" or "better"

and

 * why you need the loopback interface configured to ping machines
   that are obviously remote...

but maybe that's just me...

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