i am *NOT* smarter than a fifth grader! IP addresses are not bound to interfaces, but to the host [which is what everybody's been saying]. so pinging the static [172.16.17.95] and the dynamic [172.16.17.15] was actually being routed through eth0 instead of eth1. with the cable connected to just eth1, only the static IP [172.16.17.95] could be pinged since eth0 couldn't connect to a DHCP server to pick up the dynamic address.
i guess too much video games does kill brain cells. XP
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