Summary: Ethernet & h/w addr problems

From: Janet Leung (jleung@paris.tactech.com)
Date: Wed Mar 05 1997 - 15:48:03 CST


Here's the much belated summary. Thanks to

jacques.rall@za.eds.com
jim@telecnnct.com
vogelke@17.wpafb.af.mil
Matthew.Stier@mci.com
reynolds@acetsw.amat.com
and others

The problem's resolved.

Suggestions:
1. Change the ethernet address to equate to the IP address based on the
   ethernet address shown in the boot message. Once done, cd to /etc/up
   and "make ethers"
2. arp cache may still have the old h/w address. Look at the man page
   for "arp" and do a "arp -d" to zap the old address, and "arp -s" to
   install the new one
3. The old system(NIS server) may still have the old NIS maps w/ its
   original IP address. Boot the old system to single-user mode, mv
   /var/yp to /var.old & mkdir a new /var/yp; then reboot.

Janet Leung, TACTech, Inc., Yorba Linda, CA 92887



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