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 ~]# > > -- > Bob Nichols Yes, "NOSPAM" is really part of my email address. > > -- > fedora-devel-list mailing list > fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
