[rhn-users] Static IP Address Network Problem

[Rajesh singh]

Hi,
What is the ip it takes from DHCP ?

On 8/9/05, Hart, Douglas <dhart at regis.edu> wrote:
> Recently, I had a Fedora machine configured with a static IP address.
> At some point in time, I started receiving messages saying that the eth0
> device could not be activated because some other host already uses the
> static IP address.  I can connect the machine to the network using DHCP,
> indicating to me that this is not a hardware problem.  In one of my
> attempts to debug the problem I successfully put a Windows machine on
> the network with my static IP address.  This seems to indicate that this
> is not a problem with the network.
> 
> In an attempt to resolve this problem I decided to upgrade the Fedora
> installation to Red Hat AS4.  Unfortunately, I still have the same
> problem.  The AS4 machine will successfully connect to the network using
> DHCP, but attempting to use my static IP address results in an error
> message saying that some other host already uses that address.
> 
> Here is a summary of my problem and experiences.  The Fedora machine
> successfully connected to the network, using the static IP address for
> over a year.  Sometime around May 2005, it started to fail saying that
> some other host already uses that address.  The Fedora machine can
> connect to the network using DHCP.  After upgrading to AS4 the same
> problem persists.  Windows machines can connect to the network using
> either DHCP or the static IP address.
> 
> Any ideas about how I might resolve this problem or the steps that I
> might take to resolve this problem would be appreciated.
> 
> Doug Hart
> 
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