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[LUG]: Duplicate IP address in Mandrake 10



Hi All,

No doubt you remember my somewhat abortive attempt to get NFS working with
the names of the machines involved not IP addresses.  Unfortunately I've
dropped a clanger in the process and I wondered if you could help me sort it
out?

My desktop (natalie) dualboots XP and MDK10.  No problem there.  My laptop
(geri) dualboots Win2K and MDK10.  No problem there.

However.  If I boot both machines to Windows the network behaves.  If I boot
the laptop to MDK10 the network behaves.  If I boot the *desktop* to MDK10
all hell breaks loose.  The laptop (in Windows) reports that another machine
is trying to occupy the same IP address.

The router supplies DHCP IP addresses in the format 192.168.1.* and when
both are in Windows they get .2 and .3 (.1 is reserved for the web based
router config).  However, in MDK10 the desktop seems to try and grab .2 AND
.3, and I have no idea what I've done to make that happen.  It seems to want
.2 and has a mare if the laptop already has it.

I do recall in the dim past using the command ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.2
however I have since tried to amend that to 192.168.1.3 and it still tries
to grab .2 as well as .3

Suggestions gratefully received :)

Kind regards,

Julian

PS:  Sorry Alex!  I know I've done that twice in as many days!  I'll try not
to make a habit of it!
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