[Wed, Nov 07, 2001 at 07:50:58PM -0500] David P James : > our ISP uses DHCP that's what the server set to use and most of the > time it works just fine (It's set up with dhcp-client). But every now > and then it loses the connection altogether
Is the server a 'Potato' one ? I have observed a similar issue at one location, with the dhcp-client logging these messages inside /var/log/syslog. System is a 'Potato' machine with Adrian Bunk-ed packages and 2.4.x kernel. -----<snip>-------- dhclient-2.2.x: DHCPDISCOVER on lo to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 6 dhclient-2.2.x: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5 dhclient-2.2.x: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 6 dhclient-2.2.x: DHCPDISCOVER on lo to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7 dhclient-2.2.x: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval dhclient-2.2.x: DHCPDISCOVER on lo to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10 dhclient-2.2.x: DHCPDISCOVER on lo to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 17 dhclient-2.2.x: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7 dhclient-2.2.x: DHCPDISCOVER on lo to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 11 dhclient-2.2.x: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7 dhclient-2.2.x: DHCPDISCOVER on lo to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10 dhclient-2.2.x: No DHCPOFFERS received. dhclient-2.2.x: No working leases in persistent database - sleeping. -----<snip>------- This is repeated at regular intervals. > This problem seems to have something to do with leases I have observed another issue, this DHCP DISCOVERY is not that persistent when there is activity on the server, by way of users' in the internal LAN accessing the Web. -- ragOO, VU2RGU http://gnuhead.net.dhis.org/ GPG: 1024D/F1624A6E Helping to keep the Air-Waves FREE Amateur Radio Helping to keep your Software FREE the GNU Project Helping to keep the W W W FREE Debian GNU/${kernel}
