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Simon Waters wrote: > Robert Morrison wrote: > >> blue:/home/rogie# ifconfig >> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:40:F4:87:B0:67 >> inet addr:169.254.77.79 >> > > >> As a precaution I have run rkhunter which is a root kit hunter which >> came up clean. Can anyone help me with this problem? >> > > The 169.254/16 network is used by zeroconf > > http://files.zeroconf.org/rfc3927.txt > > This is an attempt to automatically configure a network in the absence > of a DHCP service, or static addresses. > > Without more details it is hard to say, but I'd guess something is > running in the wrong order, or the DHCP server isn't available during > boot for some reason. > > Most GNU/Linux distro, zeroconf requires additional packages to be > installed, one could try removing them, as it is rarely a good idea to > use zeroconf in my experience. > > Thanks for the help. I have got it sorted out now. I removed zeroconf from my system and the problem has been fixed. I did have static interface configuration set up but zeroconf seemed to be overwriting it. Thanks again. Robert -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html