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    dhclient problems on wan since new hardware and upgrade to 2.6.0?

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    • E Offline
      elemy
      last edited by

      @gertjan

      what log would be best viewed for that?

      I filtered the log for dhclient and that's all i got.

      maybe it isn't a dhclient issue at all.

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        Gertjan @elemy
        last edited by

        @elemy said in dhclient problems on wan since new hardware and upgrade to 2.6.0?:

        what log would be best viewed for that?

        The combined dhcp/dhcpd log.

        @elemy said in dhclient problems on wan since new hardware and upgrade to 2.6.0?:

        I filtered the log for dhclient and that's all i got.

        That's important to know.
        As the dhcp lease (WAN) lease is renewed every 2700 seconds, there should be 'dhcp' log lines every 2700 seconds.

        No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
        Edit : and where are the logs ??

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          elemy @Gertjan
          last edited by

          @gertjan

          ok this time i filtered out only requests coming from our internal lagg device with !lagg0

          hope this is more useful now.

          Apr 7 06:45:56 	dhcpd 	28985 	Server starting service.
          Apr 7 06:45:56 	dhcpd 	28985 	Sending on Socket/fallback/fallback-net
          Apr 7 06:45:56 	dhcpd 	28985 	Wrote 126 leases to leases file.
          Apr 7 06:45:56 	dhcpd 	28985 	Wrote 0 new dynamic host decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 06:45:56 	dhcpd 	28985 	Wrote 0 deleted host decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 06:45:56 	dhcpd 	28985 	Wrote 0 class decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 06:45:56 	dhcpd 	28985 	For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
          Apr 7 06:45:56 	dhcpd 	28985 	All rights reserved.
          Apr 7 06:45:56 	dhcpd 	28985 	Copyright 2004-2021 Internet Systems Consortium.
          Apr 7 06:45:56 	dhcpd 	28985 	PID file: /var/run/dhcpd.pid
          Apr 7 06:45:56 	dhcpd 	28985 	Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server 4.4.2-P1
          Apr 7 06:45:56 	dhcpd 	28985 	Database file: /var/db/dhcpd.leases
          Apr 7 06:45:56 	dhcpd 	28985 	Config file: /etc/dhcpd.conf
          Apr 7 06:45:56 	dhcpd 	28985 	For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
          Apr 7 06:45:56 	dhcpd 	28985 	All rights reserved.
          Apr 7 06:45:56 	dhcpd 	28985 	Copyright 2004-2021 Internet Systems Consortium.
          Apr 7 06:45:56 	dhcpd 	28985 	Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server 4.4.2-P1
          Apr 7 06:45:20 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:45:20 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:45:20 	dhcpd 	19785 	Server starting service.
          Apr 7 06:45:20 	dhcpd 	19785 	Sending on Socket/fallback/fallback-net
          Apr 7 06:45:20 	dhcpd 	19785 	Wrote 126 leases to leases file.
          Apr 7 06:45:20 	dhcpd 	19785 	Wrote 0 new dynamic host decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 06:45:20 	dhcpd 	19785 	Wrote 0 deleted host decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 06:45:20 	dhcpd 	19785 	Wrote 0 class decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 06:45:20 	dhcpd 	19785 	For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
          Apr 7 06:45:20 	dhcpd 	19785 	All rights reserved.
          Apr 7 06:45:20 	dhcpd 	19785 	Copyright 2004-2021 Internet Systems Consortium.
          Apr 7 06:45:20 	dhcpd 	19785 	PID file: /var/run/dhcpd.pid
          Apr 7 06:45:20 	dhcpd 	19785 	Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server 4.4.2-P1
          Apr 7 06:45:20 	dhcpd 	19785 	Database file: /var/db/dhcpd.leases
          Apr 7 06:45:20 	dhcpd 	19785 	Config file: /etc/dhcpd.conf
          Apr 7 06:45:20 	dhcpd 	19785 	For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
          Apr 7 06:45:20 	dhcpd 	19785 	All rights reserved.
          Apr 7 06:45:20 	dhcpd 	19785 	Copyright 2004-2021 Internet Systems Consortium.
          Apr 7 06:45:20 	dhcpd 	19785 	Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server 4.4.2-P1
          Apr 7 06:45:17 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:44:11 	dhclient 	14666 	bound to 12.34.56.78 -- renewal in 2700 seconds.
          Apr 7 06:44:11 	dhclient 	79301 	Creating resolv.conf
          Apr 7 06:44:11 	dhclient 	79271 	RENEW
          Apr 7 06:44:11 	dhclient 	14666 	DHCPACK from 78.56.34.12
          Apr 7 06:44:11 	dhclient 	14666 	DHCPREQUEST on igb1 to 78.56.34.12 port 67
          Apr 7 06:44:04 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:43:12 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:43:08 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:43:02 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:42:49 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:42:46 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:42:34 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:42:32 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:42:29 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:42:24 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:42:21 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:42:21 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:42:20 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:42:17 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:42:13 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:42:06 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:42:06 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:41:54 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:41:54 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:37:38 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:35:46 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:34:57 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:34:41 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:30:51 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:30:44 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:30:06 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:28:17 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:26:33 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:24:38 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:24:07 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:20:38 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:17:21 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:17:02 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:16:57 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:10:50 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:08:23 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:06:01 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:02:53 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 06:00:24 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 05:59:46 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 05:59:46 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(4363)
          Apr 7 05:59:46 	dhcpd 	72550 	Server starting service.
          Apr 7 05:59:46 	dhcpd 	72550 	Sending on Socket/fallback/fallback-net
          Apr 7 05:59:46 	dhcpd 	72550 	Wrote 126 leases to leases file.
          Apr 7 05:59:46 	dhcpd 	72550 	Wrote 0 new dynamic host decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 05:59:46 	dhcpd 	72550 	Wrote 0 deleted host decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 05:59:46 	dhcpd 	72550 	Wrote 0 class decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 05:59:46 	dhcpd 	72550 	For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
          Apr 7 05:59:46 	dhcpd 	72550 	All rights reserved.
          Apr 7 05:59:46 	dhcpd 	72550 	Copyright 2004-2021 Internet Systems Consortium.
          Apr 7 05:59:46 	dhcpd 	72550 	PID file: /var/run/dhcpd.pid
          Apr 7 05:59:46 	dhcpd 	72550 	Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server 4.4.2-P1
          Apr 7 05:59:46 	dhcpd 	72550 	Database file: /var/db/dhcpd.leases
          Apr 7 05:59:46 	dhcpd 	72550 	Config file: /etc/dhcpd.conf
          Apr 7 05:59:46 	dhcpd 	72550 	For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
          Apr 7 05:59:46 	dhcpd 	72550 	All rights reserved.
          Apr 7 05:59:46 	dhcpd 	72550 	Copyright 2004-2021 Internet Systems Consortium.
          Apr 7 05:59:46 	dhcpd 	72550 	Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server 4.4.2-P1
          Apr 7 05:59:44 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Could not deliver signal HUP to process 87517: No such process.
          Apr 7 05:59:44 	dhcpleases 	9908 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(87517)
          Apr 7 05:59:41 	dhcpleases 	83498 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(87517)
          Apr 7 05:59:40 	dhcpleases 	29296 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(87517)
          Apr 7 05:59:40 	dhcpleases 	29296 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(87517)
          Apr 7 05:59:40 	dhcpd 	35233 	Server starting service.
          Apr 7 05:59:40 	dhcpd 	35233 	Sending on Socket/fallback/fallback-net
          Apr 7 05:59:40 	dhcpd 	35233 	Wrote 126 leases to leases file.
          Apr 7 05:59:40 	dhcpd 	35233 	Wrote 0 new dynamic host decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 05:59:40 	dhcpd 	35233 	Wrote 0 deleted host decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 05:59:40 	dhcpd 	35233 	Wrote 0 class decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 05:59:40 	dhcpd 	35233 	For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
          Apr 7 05:59:40 	dhcpd 	35233 	All rights reserved.
          Apr 7 05:59:40 	dhcpd 	35233 	Copyright 2004-2021 Internet Systems Consortium.
          Apr 7 05:59:40 	dhcpd 	35233 	PID file: /var/run/dhcpd.pid
          Apr 7 05:59:40 	dhcpd 	35233 	Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server 4.4.2-P1
          Apr 7 05:59:40 	dhcpd 	35233 	Database file: /var/db/dhcpd.leases
          Apr 7 05:59:40 	dhcpd 	35233 	Config file: /etc/dhcpd.conf
          Apr 7 05:59:40 	dhcpd 	35233 	For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
          Apr 7 05:59:40 	dhcpd 	35233 	All rights reserved.
          Apr 7 05:59:40 	dhcpd 	35233 	Copyright 2004-2021 Internet Systems Consortium.
          Apr 7 05:59:40 	dhcpd 	35233 	Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server 4.4.2-P1
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhclient 	8914 	bound to 12.34.56.78 -- renewal in 2672 seconds.
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhclient 	13241 	Creating resolv.conf
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhclient 	13226 	Adding new routes to interface: igb1
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhclient 	13096 	New Routers (igb1): 56.78.34.12
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhclient 	12907 	New Broadcast Address (igb1): 255.255.255.255
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhclient 	12692 	New Subnet Mask (igb1): 255.255.255.252
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhclient 	12548 	New IP Address (igb1): 12.34.56.78
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhclient 	11298 	ifconfig igb1 inet 12.34.56.78 netmask 255.255.255.252 broadcast 255.255.255.255
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhclient 	11069 	Starting add_new_address()
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhclient 	10314 	REBOOT
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhclient 	8914 	DHCPACK from 78.56.34.12
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhclient 	8914 	DHCPREQUEST on igb1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhclient 	9311 	PREINIT
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhclient 	8914 	Cannot open or create pidfile: No such file or directory
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhcpleases 	29296 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(87517)
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhcpleases 	29296 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(87517)
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhcpd 	3659 	Server starting service.
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhcpd 	3659 	Sending on Socket/fallback/fallback-net
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhcpd 	3659 	Wrote 126 leases to leases file.
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhcpd 	3659 	Wrote 0 new dynamic host decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhcpd 	3659 	Wrote 0 deleted host decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhcpd 	3659 	Wrote 0 class decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhcpd 	3659 	For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhcpd 	3659 	All rights reserved.
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhcpd 	3659 	Copyright 2004-2021 Internet Systems Consortium.
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhcpd 	3659 	PID file: /var/run/dhcpd.pid
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhcpd 	3659 	Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server 4.4.2-P1
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhcpd 	3659 	Database file: /var/db/dhcpd.leases
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhcpd 	3659 	Config file: /etc/dhcpd.conf
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhcpd 	3659 	For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhcpd 	3659 	All rights reserved.
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhcpd 	3659 	Copyright 2004-2021 Internet Systems Consortium.
          Apr 7 05:59:39 	dhcpd 	3659 	Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server 4.4.2-P1
          Apr 7 05:59:38 	dhclient 	93852 	exiting.
          Apr 7 05:59:38 	dhclient 	93852 	connection closed
          Apr 7 05:59:38 	dhclient 	93440 	bound to 12.34.56.78 -- renewal in 2673 seconds.
          Apr 7 05:59:38 	dhclient 	95584 	Creating resolv.conf
          Apr 7 05:59:38 	dhclient 	95403 	Adding new routes to interface: igb1
          Apr 7 05:59:38 	dhclient 	95290 	New Routers (igb1): 56.78.34.12
          Apr 7 05:59:38 	dhclient 	95073 	New Broadcast Address (igb1): 255.255.255.255
          Apr 7 05:59:38 	dhclient 	94794 	New Subnet Mask (igb1): 255.255.255.252
          Apr 7 05:59:38 	dhclient 	94719 	New IP Address (igb1): 12.34.56.78
          Apr 7 05:59:38 	dhclient 	94387 	ifconfig igb1 inet 12.34.56.78 netmask 255.255.255.252 broadcast 255.255.255.255
          Apr 7 05:59:38 	dhclient 	94298 	Starting add_new_address()
          Apr 7 05:59:38 	dhclient 	94128 	REBOOT
          Apr 7 05:59:38 	dhclient 	93440 	DHCPACK from 78.56.34.12
          Apr 7 05:59:38 	dhclient 	93440 	DHCPREQUEST on igb1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
          Apr 7 05:59:38 	dhclient 	93593 	PREINIT
          Apr 7 05:59:38 	dhclient 	93440 	Cannot open or create pidfile: No such file or directory
          Apr 7 05:59:38 	dhcpleases 	29296 	Could not deliver signal HUP to process 1431: No such process.
          Apr 7 05:59:38 	dhcpleases 	29296 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:59:37 	dhcpleases 	27807 	Could not deliver signal HUP to process 1431: No such process.
          Apr 7 05:59:37 	dhcpleases 	27807 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:59:37 	dhclient 	7054 	exiting.
          Apr 7 05:59:37 	dhclient 	7054 	connection closed
          Apr 7 05:59:36 	dhclient 	5840 	bound to 12.34.56.78 -- renewal in 2673 seconds.
          Apr 7 05:59:36 	dhclient 	9088 	Creating resolv.conf
          Apr 7 05:59:36 	dhclient 	8785 	Adding new routes to interface: igb1
          Apr 7 05:59:36 	dhclient 	8633 	New Routers (igb1): 56.78.34.12
          Apr 7 05:59:36 	dhclient 	8534 	New Broadcast Address (igb1): 255.255.255.255
          Apr 7 05:59:36 	dhclient 	8247 	New Subnet Mask (igb1): 255.255.255.252
          Apr 7 05:59:36 	dhclient 	8220 	New IP Address (igb1): 12.34.56.78
          Apr 7 05:59:36 	dhclient 	7983 	ifconfig igb1 inet 12.34.56.78 netmask 255.255.255.252 broadcast 255.255.255.255
          Apr 7 05:59:36 	dhclient 	7965 	Starting add_new_address()
          Apr 7 05:59:36 	dhclient 	7546 	REBOOT
          Apr 7 05:59:36 	dhclient 	5840 	DHCPACK from 78.56.34.12
          Apr 7 05:59:36 	dhclient 	5840 	DHCPREQUEST on igb1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
          Apr 7 05:59:36 	dhclient 	6267 	PREINIT
          Apr 7 05:59:36 	dhclient 	5840 	Cannot open or create pidfile: No such file or directory
          Apr 7 05:59:35 	dhclient 	82624 	exiting.
          Apr 7 05:59:35 	dhclient 	82624 	connection closed
          Apr 7 05:59:35 	dhclient 	36745 	bound to 12.34.56.78 -- renewal in 2674 seconds.
          Apr 7 05:59:35 	dhclient 	84997 	Creating resolv.conf
          Apr 7 05:59:35 	dhclient 	84807 	Adding new routes to interface: igb1
          Apr 7 05:59:35 	dhclient 	84659 	New Routers (igb1): 56.78.34.12
          Apr 7 05:59:35 	dhclient 	84468 	New Broadcast Address (igb1): 255.255.255.255
          Apr 7 05:59:35 	dhclient 	84124 	New Subnet Mask (igb1): 255.255.255.252
          Apr 7 05:59:35 	dhclient 	83841 	New IP Address (igb1): 12.34.56.78
          Apr 7 05:59:35 	dhclient 	83495 	ifconfig igb1 inet 12.34.56.78 netmask 255.255.255.252 broadcast 255.255.255.255
          Apr 7 05:59:35 	dhclient 	83325 	Starting add_new_address()
          Apr 7 05:59:35 	dhclient 	82842 	REBOOT
          Apr 7 05:59:35 	dhclient 	36745 	DHCPACK from 78.56.34.12
          Apr 7 05:59:35 	dhclient 	36745 	DHCPREQUEST on igb1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
          Apr 7 05:59:35 	dhclient 	81980 	PREINIT
          Apr 7 05:59:31 	dhclient 	36745 	Cannot open or create pidfile: No such file or directory
          Apr 7 05:59:22 	dhclient 	41627 	exiting.
          Apr 7 05:59:22 	dhclient 	41627 	connection closed
          Apr 7 05:58:44 	dhclient 	48634 	bound to 12.34.56.78 -- renewal in 2700 seconds.
          Apr 7 05:58:44 	dhclient 	11745 	Creating resolv.conf
          Apr 7 05:58:44 	dhclient 	11566 	RENEW
          Apr 7 05:58:44 	dhclient 	48634 	DHCPACK from 78.56.34.12
          Apr 7 05:58:44 	dhclient 	48634 	DHCPREQUEST on igb1 to 78.56.34.12 port 67
          Apr 7 05:58:24 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:57:01 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:54:23 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:54:18 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:53:14 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:53:11 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:50:21 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:50:04 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:49:34 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:49:32 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:48:37 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:48:11 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:47:28 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:45:17 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:43:12 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:43:08 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:43:01 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:42:49 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
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          Apr 7 05:42:34 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:42:32 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:42:29 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:42:24 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:42:21 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:42:21 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:42:21 	dhcpd 	11234 	Wrote 126 leases to leases file.
          Apr 7 05:42:21 	dhcpd 	11234 	Wrote 0 new dynamic host decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 05:42:21 	dhcpd 	11234 	Wrote 0 deleted host decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 05:42:21 	dhcpd 	11234 	Wrote 0 class decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 05:42:21 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
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          Apr 7 05:35:46 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
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          Apr 7 05:30:51 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:30:44 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:28:17 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:26:33 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:24:37 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:24:07 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:20:38 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:19:25 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:17:21 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:16:54 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:13:44 	dhclient 	48634 	bound to 12.34.56.78 -- renewal in 2700 seconds.
          Apr 7 05:13:44 	dhclient 	12249 	Creating resolv.conf
          Apr 7 05:13:44 	dhclient 	11949 	RENEW
          Apr 7 05:13:44 	dhclient 	48634 	DHCPACK from 78.56.34.12
          Apr 7 05:13:44 	dhclient 	48634 	DHCPREQUEST on igb1 to 78.56.34.12 port 67
          Apr 7 05:10:50 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 05:08:23 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
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          Apr 7 04:42:21 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 04:42:20 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 04:42:20 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 04:42:20 	dhcpd 	11234 	Wrote 126 leases to leases file.
          Apr 7 04:42:20 	dhcpd 	11234 	Wrote 0 new dynamic host decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 04:42:20 	dhcpd 	11234 	Wrote 0 deleted host decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 04:42:20 	dhcpd 	11234 	Wrote 0 class decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 04:42:17 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 04:42:13 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
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          Apr 7 04:35:46 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 04:34:57 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 04:30:51 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 04:30:44 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 04:28:44 	dhclient 	48634 	bound to 12.34.56.78 -- renewal in 2700 seconds.
          Apr 7 04:28:44 	dhclient 	47244 	Creating resolv.conf
          Apr 7 04:28:44 	dhclient 	46895 	RENEW
          Apr 7 04:28:44 	dhclient 	48634 	DHCPACK from 78.56.34.12
          Apr 7 04:28:44 	dhclient 	48634 	DHCPREQUEST on igb1 to 78.56.34.12 port 67
          Apr 7 04:28:16 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 04:26:33 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 04:24:36 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 04:24:07 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 04:21:48 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
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          Apr 7 04:17:21 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 04:16:51 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 04:10:50 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:57:22 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:54:17 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:53:11 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:50:21 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:50:04 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
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          Apr 7 03:49:34 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:48:37 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:48:15 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:47:27 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:45:17 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:43:44 	dhclient 	48634 	bound to 12.34.56.78 -- renewal in 2700 seconds.
          Apr 7 03:43:44 	dhclient 	72695 	Creating resolv.conf
          Apr 7 03:43:44 	dhclient 	72337 	RENEW
          Apr 7 03:43:44 	dhclient 	48634 	DHCPACK from 78.56.34.12
          Apr 7 03:43:44 	dhclient 	48634 	DHCPREQUEST on igb1 to 78.56.34.12 port 67
          Apr 7 03:43:11 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:43:08 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:43:00 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:42:49 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:42:46 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:42:34 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
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          Apr 7 03:42:23 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:42:21 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:42:20 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:42:20 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:42:20 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:42:19 	dhcpd 	11234 	Wrote 126 leases to leases file.
          Apr 7 03:42:19 	dhcpd 	11234 	Wrote 0 new dynamic host decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 03:42:19 	dhcpd 	11234 	Wrote 0 deleted host decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 03:42:19 	dhcpd 	11234 	Wrote 0 class decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 03:42:16 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:42:13 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
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          Apr 7 03:17:21 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:16:48 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:10:50 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:08:23 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 03:00:23 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 02:58:44 	dhclient 	48634 	bound to 12.34.56.78 -- renewal in 2700 seconds.
          Apr 7 02:58:44 	dhclient 	24934 	Creating resolv.conf
          Apr 7 02:58:44 	dhclient 	24763 	RENEW
          Apr 7 02:58:44 	dhclient 	48634 	DHCPACK from 78.56.34.12
          Apr 7 02:58:44 	dhclient 	48634 	DHCPREQUEST on igb1 to 78.56.34.12 port 67
          Apr 7 02:57:29 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 02:54:15 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
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          Apr 7 02:48:17 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 02:47:27 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 02:45:16 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 02:44:13 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 02:43:11 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 02:43:08 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
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          Apr 7 02:42:20 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
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          Apr 7 02:42:16 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 02:42:16 	dhcpd 	11234 	Wrote 126 leases to leases file.
          Apr 7 02:42:16 	dhcpd 	11234 	Wrote 0 new dynamic host decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 02:42:16 	dhcpd 	11234 	Wrote 0 deleted host decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 02:42:16 	dhcpd 	11234 	Wrote 0 class decls to leases file.
          Apr 7 02:42:13 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 02:42:06 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
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          Apr 7 02:30:51 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 02:30:44 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 02:28:16 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 02:26:34 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 02:26:33 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 02:24:35 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 02:24:07 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 02:20:38 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 02:17:21 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 02:16:46 	dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
          Apr 7 02:13:44 	dhclient 	48634 	bound to 12.34.56.78 -- renewal in 2700 seconds.
          Apr 7 02:13:44 	dhclient 	71242 	Creating resolv.conf
          Apr 7 02:13:44 	dhclient 	70992 	RENEW
          Apr 7 02:13:44 	dhclient 	48634 	DHCPACK from 78.56.34.12
          Apr 7 02:13:44 	dhclient 	48634 	DHCPREQUEST on igb1 to 78.56.34.12 port 67 ===group
          
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          • GertjanG Online
            Gertjan @elemy
            last edited by

            @elemy said in dhclient problems on wan since new hardware and upgrade to 2.6.0?:

            our internal lagg device

            That's new.
            What is this "lagg" ? ;)
            Ok, I know what 'lagg' is, but I never used it. If this is a pair, or more, of WAN interfaces coupled, then it won't be me who will advice you.

            I didn't count all the dhclient event, but it seems to do its job just fine : every 45 minutes it renews the WAN lease.
            When you see connection closed .... exiting. ...... Cannot open or create pidfile: No such file or directory .... PREINIT there was some event that made dhclient to restart
            .
            This could be the WAN interface that went down, and then up again.
            Or some other process that made it restart.

            This happened at around 05:59:xx - even the dhcpd =restarted.
            At that moment 'dhcpleases' (not related) was trying to restart unbound, but it was already restarting ....

            Btw : Maybe not related to your issues : this :

            dhcpleases 	72618 	Sending HUP signal to dns daemon(1431)
            

            is a very known issue.
            A process called dhcpleases detects that the DHCPD = the dhcp server, the one that hands out all the DHCP leases to all your LAN devices, created or renewed a lease on one of the LAN's.
            To make your "DNS daemon" aware of that event (a newe lease = a new IP, with maybe a host name, etc), it will HUP (restart) unbound (the resolver) or dnsmasq, the forwarder.
            In the past, you would loose your DNS cache. That's a bummer. (I'm not sure if that's still the case).
            While restarting, you will loose all DNS functionalities. See the resolver.log for what the effect are.

            Your pfSense DNS, could be unbound, the resolver, or dnsmasq, the forwarder, is restarting all the time. Rarely saw a case like yours, you have probably a lot of LAN devices.
            Not 'bad' but restarting such a service every minute is ..... messy.

            There is only one work around :

            a46b8f97-012c-45a2-9617-0d45d31cca94-image.png

            to make the "work around" to a "good solution" : add static MAC DHCP leases for all your important LAN devices.

            No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
            Edit : and where are the logs ??

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              elemy @Gertjan
              last edited by

              @gertjan

              no i'm not using lagg as wan devices only as a connection from pfsense to the internal vlan's.

              Yes i was aware of the many unbound restarts, but i read at the forums and there are some different opinions on that. :)

              I already have my important machines with a static lease, so i give this a try. Meanwhile i use samba as active directory server, and registered workstations should resolve over this dns servers as well. We'll see...

              So nothing obviously wrong with my dhcp i guess.

              Then i need to find out what is causing that behaviour, maybe dpinger does something dodgy, and doesn't set the gateway back to the fast wan connection after it recovers.

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                @elemy said in dhclient problems on wan since new hardware and upgrade to 2.6.0?:

                some different opinions on that

                That it is ok ?

                We've seen the installation with a loaded pfBlockerNG setup.
                It took unbound more then a minute to stop and start again.
                New leases came even faster.
                At that moment the system has no DNS any more.
                I guess we all have the same opinion about the usefulness of such a situation.

                On your pfSense, there are moments that unbound is restarting every minute.
                A restart is typicality 15 seconds - fact check with your resolver.log.

                This means your DNS is out 25% of the time at that moment.
                Let it be clear : if you're fine with that, then it's ok for me.

                For me, because I've just a bit less then 50 devices spread out over all my LAN's, I entered their MAC etc ones, and now my unbound keeps on humming for days, without being shot in the face x times an hour.

                This situation should have been solved ages ago, no different opinions about that neither ;)

                Back to your WAN side issue

                @elemy said in dhclient problems on wan since new hardware and upgrade to 2.6.0?:

                Our internet works fine till isp is going to have packet loss (no pfsense issue, i'm monitoring our ip from a remote server too), after some time it is going back to normal but wan interface is staying on pending until i disable the interface and re-enable it again.

                If your uplink goes bad, the link will 'break'.
                One of the side effect will be : the dhclient asking for a WAN IP.
                If this happens over a - for that moment - bad link, then yeah, dhclient doesn't seem to work well, it will take a long time to get an IP and gateway etc.
                Not much you can do on your side to change that.

                No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                  @gertjan said in dhclient problems on wan since new hardware and upgrade to 2.6.0?:

                  @elemy said in dhclient problems on wan since new hardware and upgrade to 2.6.0?:

                  some different opinions on that

                  That it is ok ?

                  no only that they have zero problems with that, i will disable the option and keep an eye on whats going on, but over all you are right, it's messy.

                  I'm currently using knot-resolver on some machines, but i need to gather some more intel on how that goes.

                  Maybe it would be an alternative to unbound on pfsense? I don't know about the bsd availability of it.

                  Knot DNS server is really nice for my needs btw (dynamic dns updates and so on).

                  @gertjan said in dhclient problems on wan since new hardware and upgrade to 2.6.0?:

                  If your uplink goes bad, the link will 'break'.
                  One of the side effect will be : the dhclient asking for a WAN IP.
                  If this happens over a - for that moment - bad link, then yeah, dhclient doesn't seem to work well, it will take a long time >to get an IP and gateway etc.
                  Not much you can do on your side to change that.

                  yes i know that, but it wasn't happening before, especially i still can ping our ip from outside of our network, but the link stays down and gateway monitoring says pending with no bound ip, that's why i thought maybe dpinger does something silly there, also the reason i switched from monitoring the isp gateway to 8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4, but that didn't change the behaviour at all.

                  So i'm out of ideas.

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                    so today we had the same problem again, i just changed the monitor ip in the gateway section and it instantly went online.

                    So i guess dpinger has some trouble to acknowledge that the internet connection is back again and keeps it in offline stat and not switching the gateways back from failover mode.

                    What would be the best approach to analyze what is going on there?

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                      @elemy

                      Give this a shot :

                      https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/ec73bb89489d830ec21c4e04ffa3ec401791b55d.patch

                      https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/11570

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                      Use the Patches pfSense package.
                      With the info mentioned above, create your own patch, and apply.

                      No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                      Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                        @gertjan

                        i applied the patch, let's see what happens next. ;)

                        a big thank you @Gertjan for your help!

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