Re: (PM) 2 PM3's same IP address - problem!

Jeff Halper (jefflist@ihot.com)
Wed, 24 Jun 1998 06:29:49 -0700 (PDT)

Thanks for the help -

arp -d PLUS a power-off on the PM3 fixed the problem

-Jeff

On Wed, 24 Jun 1998, fil wrote:

> arp -a lists all arp entries
> arp -d <hostname> delets an arp entry
> and so on
> do man erp to learn how to se arp command
>
> fil
>
> On Tue, 23 Jun 1998, Jeff Halper wrote:
>
> >I gave 2 PM3's the exact same IP address and the exact same configuration
> >- the logic was I could load one wioth the new beta, and if it did not
> >work, switch to the last known stable release with the drop of a switch.
> >
> >All is OK EXCEPT - One of my servers refuses to recognize the PM3 (the
> >"new" one)
> >
> >I suspect it is a problem with the server retaining the old mac address -
> >but I cannot figure out how to force it to "forget" the old address and
> >get a new address from the ethernet broadcast. The server is running
> >RedHat 4.2, and it is the one that was running PMMON, so it was constantly
> >connecting to the "original" PM3. Now I want it to connect to the "new"
> >pm3 that has the exact same IP address as the original one.
> >
> >Can someone please point me in the right direction!
> >
> >Thanks-
> >
> >-Jeff
> >
> >
> >Jeff Halper
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> >
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