Showing ethernet even though I am not connected to one

[Unbeknownst]

Hello Everyone !!
I don’t know since when but I noticed this bug or something. I am connected to a wierd naming Ethernet called lo. even though I am not connected to one.

I tried hitting disconnect but it wouldn’t. I had some around 20 packages updates yesterday and today this happened !!

 ip addr show                                                                                          ✔ 
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: eno1: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 8c:8c:aa:27:6b:06 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    altname enp3s0
3: wlp4s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether a4:b1:c1:a9:a8:d5 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 192.168.0.107/24 brd 192.168.0.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute wlp4s0
       valid_lft 6843sec preferred_lft 6843sec
    inet6 fe80::25f5:1164:c3e3:48f4/64 scope link noprefixroute 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
4: virbr0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 52:54:00:49:4b:df brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 192.168.122.1/24 brd 192.168.122.255 scope global virbr0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

I don’t have any prior experience with network issues except for downloading drivers. It isn’t issue to be exact but just a bug. I hasn’t effected my network experience, yet it feels like I am being watched or my pc has been hacked.

Hope you have a great day !!

[mithrial]

Mysterious loopback network just appeared

Sometime in the past 2 days (not sure when exactly) a loopback network appeared in the KDE network settings. I am not sure exactly what triggered it. I do see the network being used, though I haven’t found a pattern for when that happens. [image] $ ip address 1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000 link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever in…

[Nachlese]

basically the same question was asked here:

A ghost wired network appeared

[Unbeknownst]

seems like it was not just me who freaked out when one see loopback connection

@inverser

After today’s update, I got another connection that I didn’t have before. And it cannot be removed, disconnected from it. What could it be?
Is Big Brother watching us?

[inverser]

Given the amount of user surveillance available today, I wouldn’t be surprised if we’re actually being followed. Let’s hope it’s just to improve the Manjaro product