(?) my IP(eth0) changed by running vmware

dplung · 12-21-2007, 09:25 PM

Hi, can somebody help me.
Why vmware (CentOS 5) changed my ip:192.168.1.40 to 169.254.227.96, so I can no more access to my lan (base of 192.168.1.xxx). Thanks.

thedonkdonk · 12-22-2007, 01:54 AM

169.254.227.96 is an Automatic Private IP Addressing number. Is there a Windows server in the mix, Such as the VMware host or the DHCP server?

Let me know how you have setup the LAN.

Thanks,
James Glenn
www.thedonkdonk.net

jlinkels · 12-24-2007, 08:33 AM

Believe it or not but when using VMWare your NIC gets a different MAC address. If you have a DHCP server which issues addresses based on MAC address you could run in to a situation like this. Also, when you have a Cisco switch with port security enabled, this could happen if it sees a different MAC address.

Thedonkhonk is right about the 169.nnn.nnn.nnn address. It is assigned because apparently you expect a DHCP address but you get none.

jlinkels

dplung · 12-24-2007, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thedonkdonk

169.254.227.96 is an Automatic Private IP Addressing number. Is there a Windows server in the mix, Such as the VMware host or the DHCP server?

Let me know how you have setup the LAN.

Thanks,
James Glenn
www.thedonkdonk.net

I have no Windows Server. I have only 10 pc with static IP. One laptop running windows xp, other linux with diver distro. One from the linux desktop running vmware.