Dhcdbd doesn't recognize permanent (-1) DHCP leases
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dhcdbd (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: dhcdbd
When used with a router setup that gives out a permanent lease to certain DHCP clients (e.g. my laptop in this case), dhcdbd fails to parse the dhcp lease time and prints out an error in /var/log/messages.
It looks like this:
Mar 22 16:48:49 localhost kernel: [ 786.148000] ADDRCONF(
Mar 22 16:48:55 localhost dhcdbd: dhco_input_option: Value -1 cannot be converted to type L
Mar 22 16:48:55 localhost dhcdbd: dhco_parse_
Mar 22 16:48:55 localhost dhcdbd: dhco_input_option: Value -1 cannot be converted to type L
Mar 22 16:48:55 localhost dhcdbd: dhco_parse_
While this doesn't cause any problems, it would be good to at least fix the functionality.
| Darryl Rees (dardie) wrote | #1 |
Very surprised this bug is not biting a lot of users - eg. when connecting to a wireless connection via nm_applet, it fails to make a connection and there is no obvious indication given of what the problem is. The immediate implication for the niave user (me!) in this case is that there is a problem with wireless authentication, leading to considerable time and frustration spent in trying to troubleshoot the wrong problem.