We set the scope to RT_SCOPE_HOST if an IPv4 interface is configured with a 
loopback address (127/8).  This prevents the interface from sending packets 
out the wire.  This patch resets the scope if the address is changed again,
to restore normal functionality.

Signed-off-by: Bjorn Mork <bjorn@mork.no>

 devinet.c |    1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)


--- linux-2.6.24-rc8.orig/net/ipv4/devinet.c	2008-01-16 05:22:48.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.24-rc8/net/ipv4/devinet.c	2008-01-23 19:17:30.000000000 +0100
@@ -753,6 +753,7 @@
 			inet_del_ifa(in_dev, ifap, 0);
 			ifa->ifa_broadcast = 0;
 			ifa->ifa_anycast = 0;
+			ifa->ifa_scope = 0;
 		}
 
 		ifa->ifa_address = ifa->ifa_local = sin->sin_addr.s_addr;