Other host already uses address -

[Bob Goodwin]

Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> Bob Goodwin wrote:
>   
>> Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
>>     
>>> Bob,
>>>  Just for fun, try changing the IP address in ifcfg-eth0
>>> 192.168.1.108 and see what happens.
>>>
>>>       
>> I did that and the only thing that changes is that the error message
>> points to 108 instead of 8. I also associated the mac address with
>> 192.168.1.108 in the router but that didn't make the difference either.
>> Something very unusual going on. Ive done this set up many times without
>> a hitch.
>>
>>     
> This is really strange. Could you post the output of "ifconfig -a"
> after this happens? Does the box show more then one ethx interface?
>   
It's difficult without the ethernet connection, I would have to type it 
manually. but in addition to eth0 or 1 and lo, I also have an pan0? I do 
not show that on this "good" computer? I tried plugging in a PCI 
ethernet card but the "probe" function in the network setup GUI doesn't 
see it and if I try to connect it acts like the card is not there. 
However I see a different mac address in the ifconfig pan0 which I 
assume is the address of that second card. I think I made all the 
required entries network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1 ...

Today has been nothing but aggravation, unsolved problems, the kids 
internet, the JD lawn mower, aargh! I'm baking some bread, hope that works.
>   
>> I see that there is also an /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-lo in
>> box 108 that does not appear in this working box9 [192.168.1.9?
>>
>>     
> You should have an ifcfg-lo and it should look like this:
>
> DEVICE=lo
> IPADDR=127.0.0.1
> NETMASK=255.0.0.0
> NETWORK=127.0.0.0
> # If you're having problems with gated making 127.0.0.0/8 a martian,
> # you can change this to something else (255.255.255.255, for example)
> BROADCAST=127.255.255.255
> ONBOOT=yes
> NAME=loopback
>
> Mikkel
>   
Yes,That's about what I saw here.