--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+########################################################################
+# Begin $rc_base/init.d/localnet
+#
+# Description : Loopback device
+#
+# Authors : Gerard Beekmans - gerard@linuxfromscratch.org
+#
+# Version : 00.00
+#
+# Notes :
+#
+########################################################################
+
+. /etc/sysconfig/rc
+. ${rc_functions}
+. /etc/sysconfig/network
+
+case "${1}" in
+ start)
+ boot_mesg "Bringing up the loopback interface..."
+ ip addr add 127.0.0.1/8 label lo dev lo
+ ip link set lo up
+ evaluate_retval
+
+ boot_mesg "Setting hostname to ${HOSTNAME}..."
+ hostname ${HOSTNAME}
+ evaluate_retval
+ ;;
+
+ stop)
+ boot_mesg "Bringing down the loopback interface..."
+ ip link set lo down
+ evaluate_retval
+ ;;
+
+ restart)
+ ${0} stop
+ sleep 1
+ ${0} start
+ ;;
+
+ status)
+ echo "Hostname is: $(hostname)"
+ ip link show lo
+ ;;
+
+ *)
+ echo "Usage: ${0} {start|stop|restart|status}"
+ exit 1
+ ;;
+esac
+
+# End $rc_base/init.d/localnet