I dug a little deeper and found that the ifcfg-eth0 in default had the wrong
IP address--one that was actually in use. When I changed that value, all
started to work. I really don't know why the ifcfg-eth0 script in
/etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default
is different from that in
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts.
In fact, I really don'tunderstand why there are two. Why not symbolic links?
Anyway, thanks for the response.
Art Edwards
On Mon, Jul 03, 2006 at 05:32:42PM -0500, Robert Nichols wrote:
Art Edwards wrote:
>I just installed Fedora core 5. I have a static IP address. When the
>system boots it tells me that this IP address is already in use. It then
>defaults to dhcp. I have looked at the /sbin/ifcfg code, where the error
>arises, and I find
>the following:
>
>if ! arping -q -c 2 -w 3 -D -I $dev $ipaddr ; then
>echo "Error: some host already uses address $ipaddr on $dev." 1>&2
>exit 1
>fi
>
>When I issue the same command (without the -q switch) with eth0
>substituted for $dev and my ipaddress substituted for $ipaddr, I receive
>no response. However, when I issue the same command with another ip
>address that I know is active, I receive an affirmative.
>
>I think that the code above is incorrect. Specifically, I think the !
>(not) is wrong.
No, that code is correct. In a shell script, "if ! arping ..."
does not mean "if arping returns 0". It means "if the arping
command fails", and "arping -D" gives a failure (i.e., non-zero)
return code if it detects a reply.
I don't know why you're having a problem. My FC5 test box is
set up with a static IP address on its one and only ethernet
interface, and that is working fine for me.
[root@omega-3b ~]# cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
# Intel Corporation 82801DB PRO/100 VM (LOM) Ethernet Controller
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=static
BROADCAST=192.168.43.255
HWADDR=00:0B:CD:98:7A:48
IPADDR=192.168.43.50
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
NETWORK=192.168.43.0
ONBOOT=yes
[root@omega-3b ~]#
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