Re: 6.0.1 upgrade dhcp problem

[Roy Marples <roy%marples.name@localhost>]

On 07/02/2013 12:40, Robert Elz wrote:
>   | # dhcpcd --nohook mtu fxp0
>   | dhcpcd[57]: version 5.5.4 starting
>   | dhcpcd[57]: Kernel is not configured to accept IPv6 RAs
>   | dhcpcd[57]: fxp0: carrier acquired
>   | dhcpcd[57]: fxp0: carrier lost
>   | dhcpcd[57]: fxp0: waiting for carrier
>   | dhcpcd[57]: fxp0: carrier acquired
>   | dhcpcd[57]: fxp0: broadcasting for a lease
>   | dhcpcd[57]: fxp0: offered 192.168.36.135 from 192.168.36.24
>   | dhcpcd[57]: fxp0: ignoring offer of 192.168.36.135 from 
> 192.168.36.1
>   | dhcpcd[57]: fxp0: acknowledged 192.168.36.135 from 192.168.36.1
>
> This time I finally looked at that (rather than just seeing the 
> addresses
> were there and looked reasonable) - note that there are offers from
> 192.168.36.24 and 192.168.36.1, which from your configuration is what
> we expect to happen, dhcpcd claims to be ignoring the offer from 
> 192.168.36.1
> but then ack's that offer ???
>
> Roy - is this just a case of printf error, or is there some real bug 
> there?
>
> I don't see how this can really be an explanation for what is 
> happening
> to your config, but I also don't know the code inside dhcpcd.

It could be a valid bug.
I'm unsure if it's a printf error or something more sinister but it 
wouldn't have any impact on the main issue being discussed here. I'll 
try and look into that over the weekend if I get some free time.


Thanks

Roy