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    Keep loosing WAN IP Address - dhclient does not seem to do update

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    • K
      Krakke
      last edited by

      Tried this  "fetch -o /etc/inc http://www.pfsense.com/~sullrich/filter.inc"

      Now i have to reinstall pfsense  :'(

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        sullrich
        last edited by

        I have added a workaround and verified that it does indeed seem to work.

        Update to the latest snapshot at least an hour from now.  Currently 11:46PM EST.

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          Selective
          last edited by

          im sorry to say this but, the new snapshot (02-18) is not working :(
          –------------------------------

          Feb 20 23:40:20 php: : rc.newwanip working with IP address 0.0.0.0 wan rl0.
          Feb 20 23:40:20 php: : Informational: rc.newwanip is starting rl0.
          Feb 20 23:40:19 dhclient: exit_with_hooks()
          Feb 20 23:40:19 dhclient: PREINIT
          Feb 20 23:40:19 dhclient: netstat
          Feb 20 23:40:19 dhclient[21934]: DHCPOFFER from 90.224.168.1
          Feb 20 23:40:19 dhclient[21934]: DHCPDISCOVER on rl0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
          Feb 20 23:40:19 dhclient: exit_with_hooks()
          Feb 20 23:40:19 check_reload_status: rc.newwanip starting
          Feb 20 23:40:19 dhclient: PREINIT
          Feb 20 23:40:19 dhclient: netstat
          Feb 20 23:40:19 dhclient: exit_with_hooks()
          Feb 20 23:40:18 dhclient: Deleting old routes
          Feb 20 23:40:18 dhclient: EXPIRE FAIL
          Feb 20 23:40:18 dhclient: netstat
          Feb 20 23:40:18 dhclient: exit_with_hooks()
          Feb 20 23:40:18 dhclient: PREINIT
          Feb 20 23:40:18 dhclient: netstat
          Feb 20 23:18:20 dhclient[280]: exiting.
          Feb 20 23:18:20 dhclient[280]: exiting.
          Feb 20 23:18:20 dhclient[280]: short write: wanted 21 got 0 bytes
          Feb 20 23:18:20 dhclient[280]: short write: wanted 21 got 0 bytes
          Feb 20 23:18:20 dhclient[280]: DHCPACK from 90.224.168.1
          Feb 20 23:18:20 dhclient[280]: DHCPREQUEST on rl0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
          Feb 20 23:16:07 last message repeated 6 times
          Feb 20 23:12:37 last message repeated 7 times
          Feb 20 23:10:43 last message repeated 4 times
          Feb 20 23:10:13 dhclient[280]: DHCPREQUEST on rl0 to 213.67.15.234 port 67
          Feb 20 23:00:37 php: : FTP proxy disabled for interface opt2 - ignoring.
          Feb 20 23:00:37 php: : FTP proxy disabled for interface opt1 - ignoring.
          Feb 20 23:00:37 php: : FTP proxy disabled for interface LAN - ignoring.
          Feb 20 23:00:36 check_reload_status: reloading filter
          Feb 20 23:00:30 check_reload_status: updating dyndns
          Feb 20 23:00:27 php: : FTP proxy disabled for interface opt2 - ignoring.
          Feb 20 23:00:27 php: : FTP proxy disabled for interface opt1 - ignoring.
          Feb 20 23:00:27 php: : FTP proxy disabled for interface LAN - ignoring.
          Feb 20 23:00:23 check_reload_status: reloading filter
          Feb 20 23:00:23 php: : Configuring slbd
          Feb 20 23:00:23 php: : Resyncing configuration for all packages.
          Feb 20 23:00:19 php: : Creating rrd update script

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            sullrich
            last edited by

            I really don't see how it could not work.

            Run this from a shell:

            cat /sbin/dhclient | grep reload

            What does the results say?

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              Selective
              last edited by

              it does not say anything:
              –----------------------------

              Enter an option: 8

              cat /sbin/dhclient | grep reload

              Binary file (standard input) matches

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                sullrich
                last edited by

                Can someone else please test?  This absolutely works for me after 20 hours when normally it would break in 30 minutes…

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                  Krakke
                  last edited by

                  @sullrich:

                  Can someone else please test?  This absolutely works for me after 20 hours when normally it would break in 30 minutes…

                  Works fine for me, only lost my ip 2 times, and that was before the latest snapshot.

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                    sullrich
                    last edited by

                    @Krakke:

                    Works fine for me, only lost my ip 2 times, and that was before the latest snapshot.

                    Great!  Almost started to go insane, because I know this fixed my issue.  Please, someone else test?

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                      Krakke
                      last edited by

                      @sullrich:

                      @Krakke:

                      Works fine for me, only lost my ip 2 times, and that was before the latest snapshot.

                      Great!  Almost started to go insane, because I know this fixed my issue.  Please, someone else test?

                      Im sorry sullrich, went out for a while, when i came back

                      Feb 21 20:01:24 dhclient[300]: DHCPREQUEST on fxp0 to 172.21.249.50 port 67
                      Feb 21 20:01:24 dhclient[300]: DHCPACK from 172.21.249.50
                      Feb 21 20:01:24 dhclient[300]: short write: wanted 21 got 0 bytes
                      Feb 21 20:01:24 dhclient[300]: short write: wanted 21 got 0 bytes
                      Feb 21 20:01:24 dhclient[300]: exiting.
                      Feb 21 20:01:24 dhclient[300]: exiting.

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                        hoba
                        last edited by

                        Atm there is a workaround in pllace that will restart the dhclient when it exits. Does it get restarted?

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                          Krakke
                          last edited by

                          @hoba:

                          Atm there is a workaround in pllace that will restart the dhclient when it exits. Does it get restarted?

                          Nope at 20:01:24 it exited, at 21:01 i lost my ip, then i had to do a renew.

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                            sullrich
                            last edited by

                            It can take up to 5 minutes to restart dhclient depending on if check_reload_status is running.

                            So if you still have trouble please check that check_reload_status is running from a shell by doing:

                            ps awux | grep check_reload_status

                            Also, cat /etc/crontab | grep check

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                              sullrich
                              last edited by

                              I found yet another problem.  This WAN DHCP issue has been nothing but fun!

                              Try out a recent snapshot atleast an hour from now.

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                                Selective
                                last edited by

                                damn! snapshot 02-21 is not working  :'( :'( :'(
                                –----------------

                                Feb 22 20:02:39 dhclient[283]: exiting.
                                Feb 22 20:02:39 dhclient[283]: exiting.
                                Feb 22 20:02:39 dhclient[283]: short write: wanted 21 got 0 bytes
                                Feb 22 20:02:39 dhclient[283]: short write: wanted 21 got 0 bytes
                                Feb 22 20:02:39 dhclient[283]: DHCPACK from 90.224.168.1
                                Feb 22 20:02:39 dhclient[283]: DHCPREQUEST on rl0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
                                Feb 22 19:59:46 last message repeated 5 times
                                Feb 22 19:56:08 last message repeated 6 times
                                Feb 22 19:54:11 last message repeated 4 times
                                Feb 22 19:53:39 dhclient[283]: DHCPREQUEST on rl0 to 213.67.15.234 port 67
                                Feb 22 19:44:03 php: : FTP proxy disabled for interface opt2 - ignoring.
                                Feb 22 19:44:03 php: : FTP proxy disabled for interface opt1 - ignoring.
                                Feb 22 19:44:03 php: : FTP proxy disabled for interface LAN - ignoring.
                                Feb 22 19:44:02 check_reload_status: reloading filter

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                                  sullrich
                                  last edited by

                                  @Selective:

                                  damn! snapshot 02-21 is not working  :'( :'( :'(

                                  Yes the problem still exists and we have been racking our brains out – literally.

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                                    sullrich
                                    last edited by

                                    Please try http://snapshots.pfsense.com/FreeBSD6/RELENG_1/updates/pfSense-Full-Update-1.0.1-SNAPSHOT-02-21-2007.tgz

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                                      Selective
                                      last edited by

                                      Sorry, not working either (snap 02-21)

                                      –----------------------

                                      Feb 24 05:03:45 dhclient[282]: exiting.
                                      Feb 24 05:03:45 dhclient[282]: exiting.
                                      Feb 24 05:03:45 dhclient[282]: short write: wanted 21 got 0 bytes
                                      Feb 24 05:03:45 dhclient[282]: short write: wanted 21 got 0 bytes
                                      Feb 24 05:03:45 dhclient[282]: DHCPACK from 90.224.168.1
                                      Feb 24 05:03:45 dhclient[282]: DHCPREQUEST on rl0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
                                      Feb 24 05:02:41 last message repeated 4 times
                                      Feb 24 04:58:09 last message repeated 3 times
                                      Feb 24 04:56:02 last message repeated 3 times
                                      Feb 24 04:55:34 dhclient[282]: DHCPREQUEST on rl0 to 213.67.15.234 port 67
                                      Feb 24 04:45:58 php: : FTP proxy disabled for interface opt2 - ignoring.
                                      Feb 24 04:45:58 php: : FTP proxy disabled for interface opt1 - ignoring.
                                      Feb 24 04:45:58 php: : FTP proxy disabled for interface LAN - ignoring.
                                      Feb 24 04:45:56 check_reload_status: reloading filter

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                                      • S
                                        sullrich
                                        last edited by

                                        At this point reinstall.  My dhclient has been rock solid for over 24 hours!

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                                          Selective
                                          last edited by

                                          mine to, but only after i pushed the renew button the first time it died, strange

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                                            sullrich
                                            last edited by

                                            Make that 48 hours.  And Vescovo has been running it for 48 hours on 2 wans with 180 second renewal time.

                                            This issue is fixed for sure and verified now by 3 different people.

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