Yup - no ghosted NICs. On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 13:39, Miller Bonnie L. <mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu> wrote: > Did you run the command sequence first? You won't see them without doing > that. Anything ghosted will have a bit of a grayed-out appearance: > > Run cmd as administrator and type > set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1 <enter> > devmgmt.msc <enter> > > When device manager opens, select to show hidden devices. > > -Bonnie > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 1:28 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: A real puzzler... > > Here's what I see so far today after going to the control panel and > selecting "Show hidden devices" - I don't think I'm seeing any ghost > NICs: > > DC in AU office (Dell 1850 - seems to be replying to ARP for > 192.168.61.31, but is 192.168.61.30): > Direct Parallel > Intel(R) Pro/1000 MT Network Connection > Intel(R) Pro/1000 MT Network Connection #2 (disabled - this is the > one that picked up a DHCP address when plugged in) > WAN Miniport (IP) > WAN Miniport (L2TP) > WAN Miniport (Network Monitor) > WAN Miniport (PPPOE) > WAN Miniport (PPTP) > > VM (on ESXi4 box) in AU office (refuses to accept 192.168.61.30, says > another machine has IP address): > Direct Parallel > Intel(R) Pro/1000 MT Network Connection > WAN Miniport (IP) > WAN Miniport (L2TP) > WAN Miniport (Network Monitor) > WAN Miniport (PPPOE) > WAN Miniport (PPTP) > > VM (on ESX 3.5 box) in US office, has same MAC as DC in AU office. > Address is 192.168.10.82, has never had a 61.0/24 address, and isn't > seeing any ARP requests for it: > Direct Parallel > VMWare Accelerated AMD PCNet Adapter > WAN Miniport (IP) > WAN Miniport (L2TP) > WAN Miniport (Network Monitor) > WAN Miniport (PPPOE) > WAN Miniport (PPTP) > > I'm thinking of standing up a small XP VM, and assigning it the > problematic address, and see who answers. > > Kurt > > On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 09:26, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com> wrote: >> Kurt - >> >> In device manager is an option to "show hidden devices". Enable that, both >> on the "new" server there and the "old" server there and see if you have a >> "ghost" NIC. I bet you will. And that ghost NIC probably has the problem IP >> address. >> >> Remove the ghost NIC and you'll remove the problem. >> >> Regards, >> >> Michael B. Smith >> Consultant and Exchange MVP >> http://TheEssentialExchange.com >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: Ralph Smith [...@gatewayindustries.org] >> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 12:22 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: RE: A real puzzler... >> >> 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. 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