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    Strange address Shown in the dhcp leases

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    • MikeV7896M Offline
      MikeV7896
      last edited by

      Maybe a VM on one of your computers? I don't have that MAC showing up in my list…

      The S in IOT stands for Security

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      • JailerJ Offline
        Jailer
        last edited by

        checking now but even if it is why would it be set to never expire?

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        • F Offline
          firefox
          last edited by

          i dont have VM
          and i mean the MAC
          and the status  cltt 3

          what is  cltt 3    ??

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          • johnpozJ Offline
            johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
            last edited by

            prob got some kind of corruption in the leases db.. just delete it..

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              firefox
              last edited by

              It come back
              this time Listed cltt 5 not 3

              Could it be that someone is trying to get in to the network
              Wirelessly ??

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              • johnpozJ Offline
                johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                last edited by

                Why don't you look in the actual file for what it shows for the end date, and see what we have..

                example
                [2.2.2-RELEASE][root@pfSense.local.lan]/var/dhcpd/var/db: cat dhcpd.leases

                lease 192.168.2.216 {
                  starts 6 2015/06/13 12:04:00;
                  ends 3 2015/06/17 12:04:00;
                  cltt 6 2015/06/13 12:04:00;
                  binding state active;
                  next binding state free;
                  rewind binding state free;
                  hardware ethernet ac:fd:ec:62:34:97;
                  uid "\001\254\375\354b4\227";
                  client-hostname "Johns-Phone";

                cltt stands for Client Last Transaction Time, not sure why its showing that vs the end date?  I would also track down what device it is, that is clearly an ODD mac..

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                • F Offline
                  firefox
                  last edited by

                  how do i see this file

                  i did ssh to the Machine (Reminds me person of interest)
                  and Paste this /var/dhcpd/var/db: cat dhcpd.leases

                  i got this
                  /var/dhcpd/var/db:: Too many arguments.

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                  • D Offline
                    divsys
                    last edited by

                    i did ssh to the Machine (Reminds me person of interest)
                    and Paste this /var/dhcpd/var/db: cat dhcpd.leases

                    try:
                    cd /var/dhcpd/var/db
                    cat dhcpd.leases

                    or:
                    cat /var/dhcpd/var/db/dhcpd.leases

                    or:

                    less /var/dhcpd/var/db/dhcpd.leases

                    These are basic FreeBSD commands.
                    There are many primers/HowTos on the commands and how/when to use them available with a quick Google search.

                    -jfp

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                    • F Offline
                      firefox
                      last edited by

                      this is what i got

                      # The format of this file is documented in the dhcpd.leases(5) manual page.
                      # This lease file was written by isc-dhcp-4.2.6
                      
                      lease 192.168.0.30 {
                        starts 1 2015/05/25 04:04:19;
                        ends 1 2015/05/25 06:04:19;
                        tstp 1 2015/05/25 06:04:19;
                        cltt 1 2015/05/25 04:04:19;
                        binding state free;
                        hardware ethernet 00:1c:85:0d:1d:68;
                        uid "\001\000\034\205\015\035h";
                      }
                      lease 192.168.0.31 {
                        starts 3 2015/05/27 12:43:26;
                        ends 3 2015/05/27 14:43:26;
                        tstp 3 2015/05/27 14:43:26;
                        cltt 3 2015/05/27 12:43:26;
                        binding state free;
                        hardware ethernet 54:35:30:b1:da:f5;
                        uid "\001T50\261\332\365";
                      }
                      lease 192.168.0.32 {
                        starts 0 2015/05/31 19:16:46;
                        ends 0 2015/05/31 21:16:46;
                        tstp 0 2015/05/31 21:16:46;
                        cltt 0 2015/05/31 19:16:46;
                        binding state free;
                        hardware ethernet 94:35:0a:23:07:f3;
                        uid "\001\2245\012#\007\363";
                      }
                      lease 192.168.0.33 {
                        starts 4 2015/06/04 06:42:41;
                        ends 5 2015/06/05 06:42:41;
                        tstp 5 2015/06/05 06:42:41;
                        cltt 4 2015/06/04 06:42:41;
                        binding state free;
                        hardware ethernet 0c:74:c2:e1:78:f9;
                        uid "\001\014t\302\341x\371";
                      }
                      lease 192.168.0.36 {
                        starts 4 2015/06/11 15:39:16;
                        ends 4 2015/06/11 17:39:16;
                        tstp 4 2015/06/11 17:39:16;
                        cltt 4 2015/06/11 15:39:16;
                        binding state free;
                        hardware ethernet f8:d1:11:16:4b:d9;
                      }
                      lease 192.168.0.35 {
                        starts 4 2015/06/11 15:41:11;
                        ends 4 2015/06/11 17:41:11;
                        tstp 4 2015/06/11 17:41:11;
                        cltt 4 2015/06/11 15:41:11;
                        binding state free;
                        hardware ethernet 00:1b:38:46:27:6b;
                      }
                      lease 192.168.0.37 {
                        starts 4 2015/06/11 15:41:19;
                        ends 4 2015/06/11 17:41:19;
                        tstp 4 2015/06/11 17:41:19;
                        cltt 4 2015/06/11 15:41:19;
                        binding state free;
                        hardware ethernet 00:1c:bf:11:dc:62;
                      }
                      lease 192.168.0.42 {
                        starts 5 2015/06/12 08:38:46;
                        ends 5 2015/06/12 10:38:46;
                        tstp 5 2015/06/12 10:38:46;
                        cltt 5 2015/06/12 08:38:46;
                        binding state free;
                        hardware ethernet 94:35:0a:23:07:f3;
                        uid "\001\2245\012#\007\363";
                      }
                      server-duid "\000\001\000\001\034c\215 \000\002\263\013\253.";
                      
                      
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                      • H Offline
                        hda
                        last edited by

                        @firefox:

                        Could it be that someone is trying to get in to the network. Wirelessly ??

                        If you are suspicious about (wireless) connections, then do ACL, explicitly allow MAC addresses (therefore deny the undefined) in your AP.

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                          firefox
                          last edited by

                          what is ACL ?

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                          • H Offline
                            hda
                            last edited by

                            Access Control List(s)

                            In pfSense have look at Services: DHCP server [MAC Address Control]

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                              firefox
                              last edited by

                              @johnpoz:

                              Why don't you look in the actual file for what it shows for the end date, and see what we have..

                              example
                              [2.2.2-RELEASE][root@pfSense.local.lan]/var/dhcpd/var/db: cat dhcpd.leases

                              lease 192.168.2.216 {
                                starts 6 2015/06/13 12:04:00;
                                ends 3 2015/06/17 12:04:00;
                                cltt 6 2015/06/13 12:04:00;
                                binding state active;
                                next binding state free;
                                rewind binding state free;
                                hardware ethernet ac:fd:ec:62:34:97;
                                uid "\001\254\375\354b4\227";
                                client-hostname "Johns-Phone";

                              cltt stands for Client Last Transaction Time, not sure why its showing that vs the end date?  I would also track down what device it is, that is clearly an ODD mac..

                              Where the last line ```
                              client-hostname "Johns-Phone";

                              
                              It is not registered anything in the output of the command (in my computer)
                              
                              and now it is cltt 6
                              
                              

                              lease 192.168.0.43 {
                                starts 6 2015/06/13 21:31:09;
                                ends never;
                                cltt 6 2015/06/13 21:31:09;
                                binding state active;
                                next binding state free;
                                rewind binding state free;
                                hardware ethernet 00🆎00:00:00:00;

                              
                              How exactly do I use with this ACL option
                              
                              I have to enroll all Mac addresses of all computers on the network
                              One by one comma separated
                              
                              it says partial MAC addresses
                              Which part ?
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                              • M Offline
                                motionthings
                                last edited by

                                edit3
                                My post was about wireless security, and did not belong here.
                                I'll not be offended if it gets deleted. http://pastebin.com/QaGHXbU4
                                /edit 3

                                edit2
                                Looks like @cmb has a really good answer. Thanks :-)
                                /edit2

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                                • H Offline
                                  hda
                                  last edited by

                                  @firefox:

                                  …
                                  it says partial MAC addresses
                                  Which part ?

                                  http://www.gcstech.net/macvendor/index.php?node=macsea

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                                  • C Offline
                                    cmb
                                    last edited by

                                    That's a BOOTP lease, which is why it looks weird.

                                    Hostnames are only there where the client sends one. It not having one isn't unusual, especially for the types of devices that do BOOTP.

                                    There are very limited devices that use BOOTP. Generally they're very old (1990s era printers for instance), or atypical embedded devices. It could be some broken device as well.

                                    It seems to be a semi-active device, or at least your time of last contact (cltt) seems to update. If you have a managed switch, try tracking down that MAC address' port and see what's plugged into it. If you don't have a managed switch it'll be harder to track down, though not too difficult if you have a small network. Unplug most things, see if it's still updating. Add things back one by one. See when that comes back. Or just try reaching the device to see what it's running. A nmap scan with OS identification enabled might be telling.

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                                    • C Offline
                                      cmb
                                      last edited by

                                      @Jailer:

                                      checking now but even if it is why would it be set to never expire?

                                      BOOTP leases never expire.

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                                      • C Offline
                                        cmb
                                        last edited by

                                        That MAC seems to be something a number of other people have seen pulling BOOTP leases, though at a glance through Google results I don't see anyone who found the source of it. Might be worthwhile to dig through those results more closely.
                                        https://www.google.com/webhp?q=%2200🆎00:00:00:00%22

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                                        • F Offline
                                          firefox
                                          last edited by

                                          I know
                                          Already encountered this once
                                          Last time i  simply blocked the address

                                          This time I wanted to know where it came from

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                                          • johnpozJ Offline
                                            johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            well track it down – its clearly on your network..

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