David Jarvie wrote: > After my latest upgrade this week (I'm running etch), the DHCP address > allocated to my machine has changed from being one allocated by my DHCP > router to being some external address. This results in the machine on my > network not being able to see my machine. > > Previously, the router allocated an address with a subnet mask 192.168.0.255. > Now ifconfig is showing 169.254.106.31, which means that the other machine, > which has address 192.168.0.101 can't see me. What is strange is that I'm > getting the normal DHCP setup messages on the console: > > DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 > DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 > DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 > DHCPACK from 192.168.0.1 > bound to 192.168.0.100 -- renewal in 302400 seconds. > Your router should be proving the same information as before to your PC (assuming you haven't change/updated etc anything on your router). It doesn't make any sense at all. I would try capturing network traffic.
Any trace of the 169.254.106.31 DHCP request? (check /var/log/daemon.log) Is there any static ip configuration on your /etc/network/interfaces ? > but the actual address is different. I tried disconnecting the router from the > outside world, and the address then was 192.168.0.100 (which is what I used > to get, and what I want). I presume that when I'm connected, the DHCP request > is getting transmitted to my ISP and its reply is being picked up and is > overwriting the 192.168.0.100 allocated by the router. > The problem seems to be on your router, not your client. Maybe you misconfigured it out somehow. If your router is working as a DHCP server it shouldn't retransmit any requests to your ISP. What kind of "router" is this? > Is it possible to make dhclient filter out any address which is not > 192.168.0.x so that my network works? > Definitely not the way to go I'd say. And I don't know if this can be done. jorge -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
