[CentOS] CentOS 5 loses ip address (newbie question)

[William L. Maltby]

On Fri, 2008-02-01 at 16:53 -0800, John R Pierce wrote:
> frankly3d-centos wrote:
> > Reserved ip in 192.168.x.x range for CenOS 5 (Samba Server)
> >
> > loses samba clients due to eth0 losing it's ip.
> >
> >
> >
> > eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:04:61:72:AB:98  
> >           inet addr:169.254.66.122  Bcast:169.254.255.255 
> > Mask:255.255.0.0
> ....
> 
> 
> whack, 169.254.x.x is the 'auto-IP' range of self assigned IPs used if a 
> system can't reach the DHCP server.     I wasn't aware Linux did this, 
> I've only seen it on MS Windows.

It threw me for a loop first time I ever saw it. Especially when (for a
brief moment IIRC) that *and* my IP was assigned to the same device.

I guess that means the OP should check the logs for the DISCOVER...
messages to see what is going on. He'll probably see the OFFERED
rejected somewhere?

> <snip sig stuff>

-- 
Bill