Hi I`ve got the same messages on FreeBSD 6-STABLE (tracked every second week). I think that somebody is using default MAC address on network.
Best regards > Hi! > > This morning, I found this in the daily periodic mail from a RELENG_7 > machine: > > +arp: unknown hardware address format (0x0000) > +arp: unknown hardware address format (0x0000) > +arp: unknown hardware address format (0x0000) > +arp: unknown hardware address format (0x0000) > +arp: unknown hardware address format (0x0000) > > I checked my yesterdays' logs and found: > > Feb 21 20:56:39 bellona dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.178.20 from > 00:18:de:a4:b > 8:6a via aue0: wrong network. > Feb 21 20:56:39 bellona dhcpd: DHCPNAK on 192.168.178.20 to > 00:18:de:a4:b8:6a vi > a aue0 > Feb 21 20:56:40 bellona kernel: arp: unknown hardware address format > (0x0000) > Feb 21 20:56:40 bellona kernel: Feb 21 20:56:40 bellona kernel: arp: > unknown hardware address format (0x0000) > Feb 21 20:56:42 bellona kernel: arp: unknown hardware address format > (0x0000) > Feb 21 20:56:47 bellona last message repeated 3 times > Feb 21 20:56:51 bellona dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:18:de:a4:b8:6a via > aue0 > Feb 21 20:56:51 bellona kernel: Feb 21 20:56:51 bellona dhcpd: > icmp_echorequest 192.168.20.249: Operation not permitted > Feb 21 20:56:52 bellona dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.20.249 to > 00:18:de:a4:b8:6a (lp4) via aue0 > > > 7.0-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 7.0-PRERELEASE #8: Sun Feb 17 19:13:08 CET 2008 > > The network the dhcp client was requesting (192.168.178.20) is not mine, > dhcpd rejected that address and offered another one. But why does > FreeBSD complain about the bad hardware address? > > Any explanations? > > Volker > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > --- Jan Sebosik [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
