----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Tneoh Chee-Boon" <tneohcb@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 12:41 AM Subject: /etc/init.d/network restart still get old IP > Hello all, > Thanks in advance for any help. > Because of IP changes, I added an alias (eth0:1) for new IP to my server's eth0 to > avoid any error due to DNS' caching. The two IP on different network subnets. > Now after I removed eth0:1, moved the new IP to eth0, execute "/etc/init.d/network restart", > I still get the old IP from "ifconfig eth0". > I have done and tried the methods below and yet still get the old IP address in eth0: > 1) Delete /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0:1. > 2) Setup new IP in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0. > 3) Execute /etc/init.d/network restart. > 4) Reboot machine. > 5) Shutdown and power off the server. > 6) Unplug the network cable to restart the network init script. > > I wonder what have I missed out here? Anyone encountered this problem before? > Thanks. Okay, this may be a stupid question, but: How are you getting your eth0 IP? Are you manually setting it, or are you getting it from DHCP? While my home box has a dynamic IP from my ISP via DHCP, I still maintain the same IP for months at a time. I *think* (I'm not a DHCP guru by any means) that this is because the DHCP server has a preference for giving the same host the same IP, if it's still available after the reboot/restart/etc. Ben -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
