Nope - no AV yet. Too new. I haven't finished installing the apps yet. On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 09:22, Ralph Smith <m...@gatewayindustries.org> wrote: > Do you have an AV application on the server? The reason I ask is I had > some servers that exibited the exact symptoms you are describing after > installing VIPRE Premium on them. Removing VIPRE solved the problem. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 1:49 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: A real puzzler... > > All, > > I'm in the US, and have a problem in our AU office that I'm having > difficulty wrapping my brain around. I have a theory, but it is still a > strange situation, and any feedback anyone can provide would be > appreciated. > > The AU office has a server, which I've just recently stood up, using an > address assigned by DHCP. This is not ideal, obviously, but the thing > refuses to take the static IP address that it's slated to get > (192.168.61.30.) It's a VM on a new ESXi server. > > When I try to assign it the static address, it keeps getting an error > message that another machine has the address. > > However, when I ping the IP address that the machine refuses to use, I > get no answer. > > When I use netmon on the VM in the AU office to capture ARP traffic, I > get a MAC address that's for the DC. However, the DC has never had > 192.168.61.30 - it's been 192.168.61.31 all its life in the AU office. > > I've even fired up regedit on the DC to search for the IP address, and > all I'm showing is the one it's supposed to have - 192.168.61.31 > > I'm more than a little baffled by this one. > > One thing I should note, just because: The DC in the AU office is a > machine that had been used in the US office about two years ago. We did > a P2V on it, and the VM from that still lives on in the US office. > They do share a MAC address (I don't know why, as I would have expected > the the MAC to change when it got the virtual NIC), but AFAICT this > shouldn't make a difference, since they are in different subnets > entirely, with different addresses. > > Anyone have thoughts on this? > > Kurt > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > Confidentiality Notice: > > ---------------------------------- > > > > This communication, including any attachments, may contain confidential > information and is intended only for the individual or entity to whom it is > addressed. Any review, dissemination, or copying of this communication by > anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you are > not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email, delete > and destroy all copies of the original message. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > >
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