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This might happen if the local PC's ARP cache has not updated itself, check this for more info:<br />
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/120599" rel="ugc nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/120599</a><br />
Check your ARP tables, if that is the case using these commands:<br />
<a href="http://www.faqs.org/docs/linux_network/x-087-2-iface.verify.arp.html" rel="ugc">http://www.faqs.org/docs/linux_network/x-087-2-iface.verify.arp.html</a><br />
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Also try pinging Terminal B from couple of other PCs to confirm if it returns duplicate IP from all PCs.
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This might happen if the local PC's ARP cache has not updated itself, check this for more info:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/120599 [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/120599]
Check your ARP tables, if that is the case using these commands:
http://www.faqs.org/docs/linux_network/x-087-2-iface.verify.arp.html [http://www.faqs.org/docs/linux_network/x-087-2-iface.verify.arp.html]

Also try pinging Terminal B from couple of other PCs to confirm if it returns duplicate IP from all PCs.

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We have two workstations, say Terminal A and Terminal B.<br />
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The name Terminal B was once used in the past but is now a dead computer name (as far as i know) When i ping Terminal A, which is a current workstation I get the correct IP address. However when i ping the name Terminal B it comes up with the same IP address that Terminal A has. &nbsp;How can this be?? Terminal B is not listed anywhere in DNS, yet it is resolving to an IP address that already belongs to another station.
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We have two workstations, say Terminal A and Terminal B.

The name Terminal B was once used in the past but is now a dead computer name (as far as i know) When i ping Terminal A, which is a current workstation I get the correct IP address. However when i ping the name Terminal B it comes up with the same IP address that Terminal A has.  How can this be?? Terminal B is not listed anywhere in DNS, yet it is resolving to an IP address that already belongs to another station.

Two PC names, Same IP Address, why is this?

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