Bug#801805: isc-dhcp-client: Error 'Unable to set up timer: out of range' when system time too far in future

I just had the exact same problem, so this issue still exist. It was especially confusing that NetworkManager indicated that the connection to the network was successful, despite the fact that dhclient had failed. One simple idea to improve things would be to point out in dhclient's error message

Bug#801805: isc-dhcp-client: Error 'Unable to set up timer: out of range' when system time too far in future

Package: isc-dhcp-client Version: 4.3.3-5 Severity: important Tags: upstream Dear Maintainer, (tagged as 'upstream' because I find it unlikely that the issue is Debian-specific; I'm not 100% certain, though.) I have a Chromebook (specifically, an Acer C720) that I have loaded with Stretch. The