Corrected loopback device - will now set IP

SRC/iftools/ifup

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-VERSION=1.0
+VERSION=1.1
 CONFDIR=/etc
 CONFIGFILE=$CONFDIR/network.conf
 NL='
@@ -237,6 +237,21 @@ up () {
 
     for brport in "$brports"; do
       [ -n "$verbose" ] && echo "Configuring $brport as slave to $iface"
+      [ -n "$verbose" ] && echo "Flushing interface $brport"
+  
+      if [ -n "$noact" ]; then
+        echo "ip address flush dev $brport"
+      else
+        ip address flush dev $brport
+      fi
+
+      [ -n "$verbose" ] && echo "Bringing up interface $brport"
+  
+      if [ -n "$noact" ]; then
+        echo "ip link set dev $brport up"
+      else
+        ip link set dev $brport up
+      fi
 
       if [ -n "$noact" ]; then
         echo "ip link set dev $brport master $iface"
@@ -291,8 +306,10 @@ up () {
 
     if [ -n "$noact" ]; then
       echo "ip link set dev $iface up"
+      echo "ip addr add 127.0.0.1/8 dev $iface"
     else
       ip link set dev $iface up
+      ip addr add 127.0.0.1/8 dev $iface
     fi
   elif [ -n "$static" ]; then
     case "$iface" in