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Date:      Fri, 31 May 2002 17:16:38 -0400
From:      Ted Sikora <tsikora@ntplx.net>
To:        "freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: new dhcp client causing problems
Message-ID:  <3CF7E836.742CD559@ntplx.net>
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C J Michaels wrote:
> 
> Sean McNeil said:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've noticed that I occasionally lose connections through my computer to
> > the internet.  This has been happening because the dhcp client is trying
> > to change my ip to something bogus and resetting the ethernet:
> 
> Can you give an example of the 'bogus' ip address it's trying to set?
> What you have listed below (without any additional information) appears to
> be valid.  (Note: no ip address is actually listed.)
> 
> >
> > May 30 23:44:17 blue dhclient: New Network Number: 66.75.176.0
> > May 30 23:44:17 blue dhclient: New Broadcast Address: 255.255.255.255
> 
> Yes, I did note the broadcast address, my dhclient is pulling the same
> broadcast addr (RoadRunner) and I have no problems.  I believe this may
> actually be an issue w/ a mis-configured dhcpd not dhclient.
> 
> > May 31 02:38:07 blue su: sean to root on /dev/ttyp0
> >
> > The previous dhcp client in 4.5 did not do this.  It is only happening
> > with the 4.6-RC.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Sean

The default lease time has changed in the client. Does it on all my dhcp
connected servers with -stable. Maybe adding a line like Cy Schubert
suggested   

send requested-lease-time 172800 

in dhclient.conf with unlimited lease might be a good idea or a
commented out one explaining why. Nice to have options.
 
--
Ted Sikora
tsikora@unixos2.org
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