Strange address Shown in the dhcp leases

firefox

It come back
this time Listed cltt 5 not 3

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

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..

firefox

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.

divsys

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.

firefox

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.";

hda

@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.

firefox

what is ACL ?

hda

Access Control List(s)

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

firefox

@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 0000:00:00:00;


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 ?

motionthings

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

hda

@firefox:

…
it says partial MAC addresses
Which part ?

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

cmb

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.

cmb

@Jailer:

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

BOOTP leases never expire.

cmb

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=%220000:00:00:00%22

firefox

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

This time I wanted to know where it came from

johnpoz

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

firefox

I've checked
No device in my network
Have such address

That's why I ask

I blocked it again
As before

Jailer

Yeah it's definitely not a device on my network, this is my home network and every device is accounted for.

Could it possibly be my Dlink router that I'm using as an AP? DHCP is turned off on the router but the wireless does occasionally quit working, especially when it gets warmer out, requiring a power cycle to restore it.

johnpoz

Sorry but its has to be something on your network..

Could be something like a media player, dvr, doubt its your dlink.. But sure.. When you delete the lease how long until it comes back? Is it every 24 hours, every 1 hour, every 10 minutes? Does it ping to that IP you gave it?

What interface are you seeing it on? Lan, Wan, Wireless? You don't have a smart switch that shows you mac address table?

Jailer

Shows up on LAN, no smart switch. I'll have to check when I get home to see if it's back again. Had a power outage yesterday and as of last night it wasn't there.