Still true on Ubuntu 12.04. You get the DHCPDISCOVER log line constantly, until the disconnected interface is taken down.
Dec 8 18:35:33 hardhat dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth3 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12 Dec 8 18:35:45 hardhat dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth3 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7 Dec 8 18:35:52 hardhat dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth3 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 18 Dec 8 18:36:10 hardhat dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth3 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 9 Dec 8 18:36:19 hardhat dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received. Dec 8 18:36:19 hardhat dhclient: No working leases in persistent database - sleeping. Dec 8 18:36:20 hardhat dhclient: DHCPRELEASE on eth3 to 192.168.1.1 port 67 Dec 8 18:36:20 hardhat avahi-autoipd(eth3)[2309]: Got SIGTERM, quitting. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dhcp3 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190359 Title: dhclient continually seeks ip address on unconnected interface To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dhcp3/+bug/190359/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
