Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:21:56 -0500 From: Brooks Davis <brooks@freebsd.org> To: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, Peter Jeremy <peter@rulingia.com>, Yuri <yuri@rawbw.com> Subject: Re: System doesn't detect unplugged network cable and doesn't set interface up properly with DHCP Message-ID: <20120713182156.GB89895@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> In-Reply-To: <201207130841.23528.jhb@freebsd.org> References: <4FFF3683.7020107@rawbw.com> <20120713094830.GA83006@server.rulingia.com> <201207130841.23528.jhb@freebsd.org>
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--aM3YZ0Iwxop3KEKx Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 08:41:23AM -0400, John Baldwin wrote: > [ Adding Brooks, IIRC, he imported the current dhclient ] >=20 > On Friday, July 13, 2012 5:48:30 am Peter Jeremy wrote: > > On 2012-Jul-12 13:41:39 -0700, Yuri <yuri@rawbw.com> wrote: > > >I have the simplest possible DHCP setup: ifconfig_re0=3D"DHCP" in=20 > > >/etc/rc.conf. > > > > > >When the system boots, it gets connected fine. > > > > > >Now, I disconnect my laptop and connect it to another network. > > >When cable is disconnected, IP address of this interface stays the sam= e,=20 > > >old one is not removed. > > >When I plug it into another network, the same IP address stays. New IP= =20 > > >doesn't get set. This is bad. > > >So I have to manually do 'ifconfig re0 down && remove <OLD-IP> &&=20 > > >ifconfig re0 up'. > >=20 > > This is a bug in dhclient - see PR bin/166656, which includes a fix. >=20 > I think this is the correct answer. Brooks, can you look at the PR and p= atch? =20 > If you are busy I can commit it if you give the ok. That seems fine to me. Feel free to commit. -- Brooks --aM3YZ0Iwxop3KEKx Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFQAGdEXY6L6fI4GtQRAlMpAJ9slvaJFgUMRdBCLtcf8oM2lawaZQCgnTUC fFwHK3lPMuJq5b+c2G5fIUI= =5cwz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --aM3YZ0Iwxop3KEKx--
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