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?
Jim
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