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Static IP & NIC on AD & DHCP Server on VMware 5.1 Host

Not sure how and why this has happened, but managed to lose connectivity with one of our DC's @ remote site after a reboot.
Now, cant get to assign a static IP to the VM because its using an old adapter somewhere, even after removing it from the VM and host....

Ideas?

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Nothing listed here..

Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

what error message do you get if any?

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no errors, but in the nic details i am getting an auto ip address of 169. plus the static of 192. (which is correct), but an ipconfig shows a duplicate. Unable to ping.

Tried removing nics...

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The old nic (removed) is still clashing with new NIC IP address...

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Setting static mac doesn't help, overrides it and assigns the same one!

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Showing autoconfig IPv4: 169.
subnet: 255.255.0.0

Then shows autoconfig IPv4 again:192.168.2.*

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WTF!
Cannot change this Static IP! Keeps putting in the old one (although correct one!)

.......

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Nagendra Pratap Singh

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There wasnt any hidden NICs.

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Followed that, deleted some hidden, managed to get a different mac, but still showing a duplicate (after ip manually added)

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how and why are the settings showing as auto config twice?

have you tried this fix it? which will reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357

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No, its 2008 r2 server...

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Jesus, im getting an ip address conflict on any 192.168.2.* ip i set in ipv4...

netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.txt

works with Windows 2008 r2 server too

reset ip address and reboot server and verify

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Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

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This seems to got it working, at least ping etc
http://lyngtinh.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/how-to-disable-autoconfiguration-ipv4.html

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But there must be an issue elsewhere (i suspect firewall - as replaced recently) which is killing dhcp etc...

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I've requested that this question be deleted for the following reason:

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This question was duplicated in https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28180504/Exchange-Server-VM-Tools-NIC-issues.html.

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It was caused by a firewall.
Modus - this is a different question, but seemed to be the same.