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

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