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I've migrated a server from vmware to openvz, both are running on the same physical host (I plan to eliminate vmware). If I give the new openvz container a new IP anybody on the LAN and outside network can get to it with no problem, but as soon as I change its IP address to the original IP (that the vmware guest used to have), only the host server and its contained virtual machines can get to it.

I have made sure to change the IP on the old virtual machine.

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You might be running into an ARP caching issue - have you verified the ARP cache contents of the hosts which are unable to connect? – syneticon-dj Nov 3 '11 at 19:34
I only tried deleting the ARP record for that IP on the host server, but it complained that there was no record (even though it was listed when i issued 'arp'). ARP is one of those things I don't understand much about, do you think I might need to clear that cache on our sonicwall router? – andyortlieb Nov 3 '11 at 19:47
Can the new container access the outside network? Have you tried traceroute to and from the container? – Aleksandr Levchuk Nov 4 '11 at 13:11
It turned out to be the arp cache on our router. @syneticon-dj : if you post an answer I'll accept it, since your comment was invaluable. – andyortlieb Nov 6 '11 at 2:15
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You might be running into an ARP caching issue - have you verified the ARP cache contents of the hosts which are unable to connect?

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