RTNETLINK answers: Cannot assign requested address

[Alan Chandler <alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk>]

Trying to bring my network interface up I get a failure to assign the 
allocated ip address, allocated by my dhcp server.  I end up with an 
interface set up with address 169.254.50.3  (and I no idea what this is or 
where it comes from).  

Any ideas what is wrong.

Running unstable.

root@kanger run # ifdown -a
root@kanger run # ifconfig
root@kanger run # ifup -a
Internet Software Consortium DHCP Client 2.0pl5
Copyright 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 The Internet Software Consortium.
All rights reserved.

Please contribute if you find this software useful.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/dhcp-contrib.html

sit0: unknown hardware address type 776
sit0: unknown hardware address type 776
Listening on LPF/eth0/00:50:da:cf:a5:06
Sending on   LPF/eth0/00:50:da:cf:a5:06
Sending on   Socket/fallback/fallback-net
DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
DHCPACK from 192.168.0.20
SIOCSIFADDR: File exists
bound to 192.168.0.21 -- renewal in 10800 seconds.
RTNETLINK answers: Cannot assign requested address
root@kanger run #    


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Alan Chandler
http://www.chandlerfamily.org.uk