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    DHCP Server Bug: Don't Put Quotes in Descriptions!

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved DHCP and DNS
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      sfoskett
      last edited by

      It appears that the content of the Description field in the DHCP server is not properly validated. If you enter a quote character it will cause an error and the DHCP server will not start. This knocked everything off my network until I figured it out!

      Just letting you all know!

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        akuma1x
        last edited by

        Just curious... what did you actually put in quotes?

        Jeff

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          sfoskett
          last edited by

          Good question! I got one of those sixteen-inch MacBook Pros and put this in the description:
          Stephen's 16" MacBook Pro

          If this was the only thing I did before it failed I would have figured it out quickly. But since it's DHCP, things kept working for quite a while before failing quietly one after the other. And I changed a few other settings in the mean time. Quite maddening!

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            SteveITS Galactic Empire
            last edited by

            If it lets you, you can open a bug at https://redmine.pfsense.org/.

            Pre-2.7.2/23.09: Only install packages for your version, or risk breaking it. Select your branch in System/Update/Update Settings.
            When upgrading, allow 10-15 minutes to restart, or more depending on packages and device speed.
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              jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
              last edited by

              Maybe you put that in the Client Identifier field (which is not a description)?

              https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/10295

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