On Thursday 01 June 2006 12:53, JimD wrote: > Michael W. Holdeman wrote: > > My wireless has been working fine, I don't think I even ran any updates > > yesturday, but this morning I get this > > > > /etc/init.d/net.eth1 start > > * Starting eth1 > > * Configuring wireless network for eth1 > > * eth1 connected to ESSID "ptfd" at 00:06:25:D9:DC:2F > > * in managed mode on channel 11 (WEP disabled) > > * Bringing up eth1 > > * 192.168.14.102 > > * 192.168.14.102 already taken on eth1 > > > > I don't get that last line, why is it reporting that the ip is already > > taken on eth1 when I am starting eth1? > > > > ifconfig shows no eth1 setup. > > I can run eth1 with dhcpcd and it gets a differernt ip, in teh same > > subnet, everything else seems fine. My eth1 wireless is set at teh static > > ip with /etc/conf.d/wireless, mostly due to using my system on several > > nets and vpn's and vmware, I just like the static ip's better, but can't > > figure this... > > > > here is teh applicable from my /etc/conf.d/wireless > > > > config_ptfd=( "192.168.14.102 brd 192.168.14.255 netmask 255.255.255.0") > > routes_ptfd=("default via 192.168.14.1") > > dns_servers_ptfd=( "68.87.72.130" "68.87.77.130" ) > > > > Any ideas are appreciated, I must be missing something... I have been > > suspending to ram lately, but this is with a fresh boot.. > > > > Mike > > Log in to your router and check what IP's are in use to what mac > addresses. Maybe someone got on your wireless network?
Yup, exactly what happened! Hmm... have to check the neighbors out, and change teh WEP.. Mike -- Michael W. Holdeman Fire Chief Porter Emergency Services ________________________________________ Powered by Gentoo Linux www.gentoo.org | Kernel 2.6.15-ck2 | VMWare Workstation 5.5.1 vmware.com | Win4LinPro 6.1.1-03 win4lin.com | ________________________________________| -- Michael W. Holdeman ________________________________________ Powered by Gentoo Linux www.gentoo.org | Kernel 2.6.15-ck2 | VMWare Workstation 5.5.1 vmware.com | Win4LinPro 6.1.1-03 win4lin.com | ________________________________________| -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list