DHCP 169x IP until i reconnect LAN cable or Turn WIFI on or OFF
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Hello Everyone,
i sometimes don't get any IP address from PFsense until i basically reconnect my LAN cable , reset the adapter in Windows or reconnect the Wifi.
Would it help to shorten the lease time ?
Thank you !
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@brian-smit in your dhcp log on pfsense - are you seeing a request for a renew? And pfsense not sending anything in answer?
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Hello John,
Good one , i just checked and don't see anything strange there , just once : "reuse_lease: lease age 1217 (secs) under 25% threshold, reply with unaltered, existing lease "
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@brian-smit said in DHCP 169x IP until i reconnect LAN cable or Turn WIFI on or OFF:
reuse_lease: lease age 1217 (secs) under 25% threshold, reply with unaltered, existing lease "
Those are common - leases normally don't start to renew until 50% done. But as the client gets closer and closer to lease expire, it should start screaming for a renew.. Sending them more and more often.
Once a renew fails - it should send a discover..
I would watch your logs the next time it happens and look right away, set your log to keep more in the gu.. I think it defaults to only the last 50 entries. I have mine set at 2000.. This should allow you to see more entries.
