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

Mon Feb 4 13:36:38 UTC 2008
Johnny Hughes <johnny at centos.org>

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 is called zeroconf and can be turned off, but is on by default (in 
most linux distros and M$ Windows).

All you ever wanted to know about zeroconf:
http://www.zeroconf.org/

How to disable it (if you prefer):
http://www.brandonhutchinson.com/Hardening_RHEL_3_(Taroon).html

Thanks,
Johnny Hughes

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