Problem configuring network

[Tim]

On Tue, 2007-04-10 at 11:08 -0700, Knute Johnson wrote:
> I've got an FC6 box that I'm having some trouble getting the network 
> configured correctly.  I keep getting the error below when eth0 is 
> started.  This happens on reboot or if I attempt to restart the
> network. 
>     Networking works but I keep getting the error message.  Any ideas 
> where I've gone wrong?
>
> [root at knute knute]# /sbin/service network restart
> Shutting down interface eth0:                              [  OK  ]
> Shutting down loopback interface:                          [  OK  ]
> SIOCGIFFLAGS: No such device
> Bringing up loopback interface:                            [  OK  ]
> Bringing up interface eth0:  sysfs class device: Permission denied
> Error, some other host already uses address 192.168.3.5.
>                                                             [FAILED]

Taking the error notice at face value, you've got some other device on
the same network already using that address.  You can't do that, and it
checks when attempting to bring an interface on-line.  Change one of
them.

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