#9411: DHCP requests without link --------------------------------------+------------------------------ Reporter: jackburton | Owner: axeld Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: R1 Component: Network & Internet/Stack | Version: R1/Development Keywords: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Has a Patch: 0 Platform: All | --------------------------------------+------------------------------ There are some cases where the DHCP client makes the dhcp requests without a physical connection. This laptop has a wireless interface (which is active and connected to a network) and an ethernet interface (uses the rtl81xx driver). If I set the ethernet interface down and up, the DHCP client starts sending requests, even if the cable is not connected. {{{ KERN: Last message repeated 2 times. KERN: [net/rtl81xx/0] compat_close() KERN: [net/rtl81xx/0] compat_free() USER: _ConfigureIPv6LinkLocal: Local Link address already assigned to /dev/net/rtl81xx/0 KERN: [net/rtl81xx/0] compat_open(0x2) KERN: ifmedia_ioctl: switching re to Type: Ethernet KERN: SubType: autoselect KERN: NDP entry 0x80dd6c48 Marked as VALID DAEMON 'DHCP': /dev/net/rtl81xx/0: Send DHCP_DISCOVER to 255.255.255.255:67 DAEMON 'DHCP': /dev/net/rtl81xx/0: Timeout shift: 4 secs (try 0) DAEMON 'DHCP': /dev/net/rtl81xx/0: Send DHCP_DISCOVER to 255.255.255.255:67 USER: app application/x-vnd.Haiku-Network send to client failed: Bad port ID DAEMON 'DHCP': /dev/net/rtl81xx/0: Timeout shift: 8 secs (try 0) DAEMON 'DHCP': /dev/net/rtl81xx/0: Send DHCP_DISCOVER to 255.255.255.255:67 DAEMON 'DHCP': /dev/net/rtl81xx/0: Timeout shift: 2 secs (try 1) DAEMON 'DHCP': /dev/net/rtl81xx/0: Send DHCP_DISCOVER to 255.255.255.255:67 DAEMON 'DHCP': /dev/net/rtl81xx/0: Timeout shift: 4 secs (try 1) DAEMON 'DHCP': /dev/net/rtl81xx/0: Send DHCP_DISCOVER to 255.255.255.255:67 DAEMON 'DHCP': /dev/net/rtl81xx/0: Timeout shift: 8 secs (try 1) DAEMON 'DHCP': /dev/net/rtl81xx/0: Send DHCP_DISCOVER to 255.255.255.255:67 DAEMON 'DHCP': /dev/net/rtl81xx/0: Timeout shift: 2 secs (try 2) DAEMON 'DHCP': /dev/net/rtl81xx/0: Send DHCP_DISCOVER to 255.255.255.255:67 DAEMON 'DHCP': /dev/net/rtl81xx/0: Timeout shift: 4 secs (try 2) DAEMON 'DHCP': /dev/net/rtl81xx/0: Send DHCP_DISCOVER to 255.255.255.255:67 DAEMON 'DHCP': /dev/net/rtl81xx/0: Timeout shift: 8 secs (try 2) DAEMON 'DHCP': /dev/net/rtl81xx/0: Send DHCP_DISCOVER to 255.255.255.255:67 DAEMON 'DHCP': /dev/net/rtl81xx/0: DHCP status = Operation timed out USER: _ConfigureIPv6LinkLocal: Local Link address already assigned to /dev/net/rtl81xx/0 }}} -- Ticket URL: <http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/9411> Haiku <http://dev.haiku-os.org> Haiku - the operating system.