Could not connect to localhost

mustansar
I am runnig linux 2.6.32.2 on mini2440. I am trying to ping 127.0.0.1 or
localhost it says could not connect to lcoalhsot. can any1 please tell what
can be the issue or what i have to do inorder to run localhost.

Thanks

Juergen Beisert
What does "ifconfig" tell you about the status of your network interfaces?

mustansar
thanks for replying. problem solved. interface lo was down. i did up that
interface. pinging went fine.