I have now seen on 2 different boxes an issue where the DHCP service would not assign an IP address to a client.
One is a TELE3 with firmware 6.3.1.4 and the other a SOHO3/10 with firmware 6.3.1.4. In the one that just occurred this morning on the SOHO3, here is what I observed after restarting the firewall: (At this time, 3 computers could not renew or obtain an IP.) >From the tech report: DHCP Server Enable DHCP = 1 Allow DHCP Pass Through = 0 Propagate DNS Settings To LAN = 0 lease = 1440 minutes router = 192.168.3.1 dns0 = 192.168.0.5 dns1 = 192.168.0.4 dns2 = 206.141.192.60 domain_name = WINS Server 1 = 0.0.0.0 WINS Server 2 = 0.0.0.0 Pool Entry 0 flags = DYNAMIC Range Start = 192.168.3.51 Range End = 192.168.3.60 Current leases: 4 Available Dynamic: 6 Available Static: 0 Total: 10 In the tech report, I could not find the section that describes which IP address have accessed to count towards the total allowed. (Does that only appear where there is a violation?) In the log, I noticed ARP timeouts with source of 0.0.0.0 and destination of the 3 IP addresses no longer showing up in the DHCP status screen. I cleared the ARP CACHE (on the diag page), and these 3 IP addresses were not in that list. With the firewall restarted (via the tools page) and the ARP Cache flushed, why do I still see ARP attempts to the 3 IP addresses on the computers the were not able to renew or obtain? I configured a static DHCP assignment for one computer, that computer was then able to renew that IP, and then the other 2 were able to renew from the regular pool. Any one have any ideas why, even though the pool had addresses available, the firewall was restarted so as to clear the ARP Cache and IP access log, the DHCP service would not assign addresses to those computers? John Tolmachoff Engineer/Consultant/Owner eServices For You --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude/F-Prot AV] ==================================================================================================To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the body of the email put the following: unsubscribe sonicwall your_name The archive of this list is at http://www.mail-archive.com/sonicwall%40peake.com/
