networking curiosity

[Buffalo Soldier]

david Wrote: 
> All sorted now, the wretched printer had the same IP address that I was
> trying to assign to the machine.
> 
> Though this goes no way to explaining why Ubuntu could use the address
> when Mandrake couldn't. Given that the address was already in use on
> the
> same LAN.

Maybe Ubuntu LiveCD configured the NIC with DHCP thus automatic
avoiding the same IP address as the printer.


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