Linux Network weirdness

[Waldher, Travis R]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Stevens [mailto:rstevens at vitalstream.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 12:55 PM
> To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
> Subject: Re: Linux Network weirdness
> 
> 
> Waldher, Travis R wrote:
> > I try to enable an eth0 interface through vmware 4.0 on a Redhat ES 
> > 3.0 system.
> > 
> > I get the following error:
> > 
> > Error, some other host already uses address 132.224.82.57.
> > 
> > Ok.. I checked, no other host is using it, I set this 
> vmware machine 
> > to use the bridged type connection.  I also triple checked my 
> > ifcfg-eth0 file, it is all typed in correctly, no extra 
> spaces even on 
> > the end of the lines.
> 
> Are you sure?  Something has that address in its ARP table or 
> answers the bell.
> 
> Keep in mind that lots of stuff is hidden if you're on a 
> switch or VLAN, however, can you tcpdump it and see what's 
> going on?  You can also check the "arp -e" output.

Starting to look like a VMWare oddity?  I've got other VMWare machines
that are happy, so don't know why this one isn't.

But, after I found the code I had to add to ifcfg-eth0 to make it not
check for a cable connection, I changed my settings to dhcp, and low and
behold.  I couldn't get an address.

Btw - is my text coming across as 72 characters wide?