i can give my fedora 7 pc a static IP address of 10.0.0.49, to allow it to see my MS 2003 server running on IP address 10.0.0.1 which also does DHCP, DNS, and AC services. When i try to get my fedora system to optaine its IP address from MS 2003 DHCP server it keep getting the same IP address as my MS 2003 server.

How can i stop this from happening??

any help welcome!!!

Thank you

do a
# tcpdump -ni eth0 | less
in a separate terminal while obtaining the DHCP IP form 2003.
analyse the output... or post it here

If you have not written the IP to the Fedora's config anywhere, it must be getting it from the DHCP server. Check the configuration carefully. SCerovec's suggestion is a good one. You will see if the IP in question is offered by the DHCP server.

I forgot,
You can bail out of tcpdump beneath that less session with Ctrl+c
In case You didn't know ;-)
And finally You quit less with 'q'.

alternatively You could:
# tcpdump -ni eth0 > session.cap
and then post the contents of the session.cap file here.
This way it would be maybe most convenient.

hi i have set my Fedora system back to automaticaly optain its IP address from my MS 2003 DHCP server, and try both of the commands that you say to use but got no luck. i have hardcoded my MS 2003 server to use 10.0.0.1 as its LAN address, but Fedora keeps optaining the same address. here is the reading i get back.

" 12:12:01.711844 IP 10.0.0.3.ampr-info > 10.0.0.1.microsoft-ds: P 0:43(43) ack 1
win 16477
12:12:03.352747 IP 10.0.0.3.ampr-info > 10.0.0.1.microsoft-ds: P 0:43(43) ack 1
win 16477
12:12:06.524862 IP 10.0.0.3.ampr-info > 10.0.0.1.microsoft-ds: P 0:43(43) ack 1
win 16477
12:12:12.978520 IP 10.0.0.3.ampr-info > 10.0.0.1.microsoft-ds: P 0:43(43) ack 1
win 16477
12:12:25.776419 IP 10.0.0.3.ampr-info > 10.0.0.1.microsoft-ds: P 0:43(43) ack 1
:"

hope this helps. Please help!!

thank you

No i have not written the IP to the Fedora config anywhere. I need Fedora to Automatically optain its IP address from my MS 2003 server running DHCP for the LAN. But Fedora keeps optaining the same IP address my MS 2003 server which is hardcoded on my MS 2003 server.

please help!!

Question do i need to install and configure Samba file server services so that i can Remote access into Fedora fro any MS PC on my network?? Will this help!? and how do i go about getting this done!!!!?

I have reinstall Fedora and change my MS 2003 server DHCP address range from 10.0.0.1 to 10.0.0
2. and leave my MS 2003 server on 10.0.0.1 for the LAN IP Address. Fedora is now able to Optain an IP address from my MS 2003 server (10.0.0.15) and have full internet access and can ping both local and external.

Thanks a lot for all your help!!!


I how need to join Fedora 7 to my MS 2003 domain but need to know how to configure KDC and Samba, so that can enable remote access and file sharing!!!
any help on this will be welcome.

Thank you!!