diff --git a/etc/.gitignore b/etc/.gitignore
index 6fbf4389..1f5036f0 100644
--- a/etc/.gitignore
+++ b/etc/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 00.qp_root
+local.rc
diff --git a/etc/local.rc b/etc/local.rc
index f06aa234..954b315b 100644
--- a/etc/local.rc
+++ b/etc/local.rc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # export OMP_NUM_THREADS=16
 
 # Name of the network interface to be chosen
-  export QP_NIC=lo
+# export QP_NIC=lo
+# export QP_NIC=ib0