Description of problem: Static IP configuration is setting the wrong IP address on my Compaq R3000z laptop. It should be setting 192.168.1.4 instead it's doing 192.168.1.198 Here is the ifcfg-eth1 script, GATEWAY=192.168.1.1 TYPE=Ethernet DEVICE=eth1 HWADDR=00:0f:b0:06:a6:94 BOOTPROTO=none NETMASK=255.255.255.0 IPADDR=192.168.1.4 ONBOOT=yes USERCTL=yes IPV6INIT=yes PEERDNS=yes Here is the output from ifconfig ifdown eth1 /home/bjrosen> ifup eth1 /home/bjrosen> ifconfig eth1 eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0F:B0:06:A6:94 inet addr:192.168.1.198 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::20f:b0ff:fe06:a694/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:222 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:222 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:66392 (64.8 KiB) TX bytes:27417 (26.7 KiB) Interrupt:18 Base address:0x6800 In /var/log/messages Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> Activating device eth1 Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled... Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting... Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) scheduled. Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete. Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) started... Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Beginning DHCP transaction. Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> dhclient started with pid 4327 Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete. Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger dhclient: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.6-Fedora Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger dhclient: Copyright 2004-2007 Internet Systems Consortium. Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger dhclient: All rights reserved. Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger dhclient: For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger dhclient: Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger dhclient: wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801 Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> DHCP: device eth1 state changed normal exit -> preinit Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger dhclient: wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801 Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger dhclient: Listening on LPF/eth1/00:0f:b0:06:a6:94 Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger dhclient: Sending on LPF/eth1/00:0f:b0:06:a6:94 Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger dhclient: Sending on Socket/fallback Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3 Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger dhclient: DHCPOFFER from 192.168.1.1 Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger dhclient: DHCPACK from 192.168.1.1 Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> DHCP: device eth1 state changed preinit -> bound Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Get) scheduled... Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Get) started... Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> address 192.168.1.198 Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> netmask 255.255.255.0 Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> broadcast 192.168.1.255 Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> gateway 192.168.1.1 Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> nameserver '192.168.1.1' Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> domain name 'hsd1.ma.comcast.net.' Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) scheduled... Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Get) complete. Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) started... Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger dhclient: bound to 192.168.1.198 -- renewal in 41979 seconds. Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger avahi-daemon[1852]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface eth1.IPv4 with address 192.168.1.198. Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger avahi-daemon[1852]: New relevant interface eth1.IPv4 for mDNS. Dec 7 21:25:14 ranger avahi-daemon[1852]: Registering new address record for 192.168.1.198 on eth1.IPv4. Dec 7 21:25:15 ranger NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) successful, device activated. Dec 7 21:25:15 ranger NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) complete. Dec 7 21:25:15 ranger avahi-daemon[1852]: Registering new address record for 192.168.1.4 on eth1.IPv4. Dec 7 21:25:16 ranger avahi-daemon[1852]: Registering new address record for fe80::20f:b0ff:fe06:a694 on eth1.*. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
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