8 Apr
2014
8 Apr
'14
12:24 p.m.
Awesome detective work Mike...inspector Everest! On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 9:00 PM, <public-request@talk.mikrotik.com.au> wrote: > Send Public mailing list submissions to > public@talk.mikrotik.com.au > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://talk.mikrotik.com.au/mailman/listinfo/public_talk.mikrotik.com.au > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > public-request@talk.mikrotik.com.au > > You can reach the person managing the list at > public-owner@talk.mikrotik.com.au > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Public digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: DHCP bug rOSv6.10 (at least) (Mike Everest) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 09:02:44 +1000 > From: "Mike Everest" <mike@duxtel.com> > To: "'MikroTik Australia Public List'" <public@talk.mikrotik.com.au> > Subject: Re: [MT-AU Public] DHCP bug rOSv6.10 (at least) > Message-ID: <087201cf52b5$7cb57a20$76206e60$@duxtel.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi Folks, > > Latest news regarding this issue, MT have confirmed that it is a routerOS > bug, and is addressed in v6.12 - Quoting one of the Janises: > > > Yes, exactly that problem is fixed in that build i linked. > > It was our mistake, we forget that Option 82 must be at the end of option > list, > > cause those switches remove all options after option 82. > > Now it is back in place and there should be no problem and no need to > change > > switch configurations. > > Cheers, Mike. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Public [mailto:public-bounces@talk.mikrotik.com.au] On Behalf Of > Mike > > Everest > > Sent: Wednesday, 2 April 2014 2:58 PM > > To: public@talk.mikrotik.com.au > > Subject: [MT-AU Public] DHCP bug rOSv6.10 (at least) > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > > > > > I have received report of this bug behaviour before, but never seen it > happen > > myself, or been able to get any diagnostic at all until this afternoon. > Thought I > > would post in case it is useful info! > > > > > > > > This has been reported to us previously as "when customer gets DHCP > lease, > no > > access to anything is possible. When customer enters static lease, > everything is > > good. Reboot router, everything fine again for a while. Then stops > working" > > > > > > > > Today, I discovered the reason. After some number of leases has been > issued > > by DHCP server, some number in the vicinity of about 200 leases, new > leases > > are issued with bad subnet mask, no gateway and no DNS. End result, of > > course, is no connectivity. > > > > > > > > This is apparently just related to number of leases, not actual dhcp > server > > - i.e. the problem happens after the same number of leases are formed > even > > when there are 3 DHCP servers on 4 different subnetworks, or just one > DHCP > > server for all clients. > > > > > > > > Today, I had a chance to work with a fellow who had done some much better > > diagnostic work on a network experiencing essentially the same behaviour > - > he > > discovered that DHCP becomes broken after some time (or some number of > > leases) in that clients no longer receive netmask, gateway or DNS detail. > > Thus the client picks up IP address only, and a default mask (assume > based > on > > address 'class') and blank gateway and DNS. > > > > > > > > The routerOS version in place omn that network is 6.10 - we have upgraded > to > > 6.11 and see if it happens again. > > > > > > > > If so, we'll grab some pcaps of DHCP traffic and report to MT - in the > > meantime, if anyone has experience with this issue too, please post it! > ;) > > > > > > > > Cheers, Mike. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Public mailing list > > Public@talk.mikrotik.com.au > > http://talk.mikrotik.com.au/mailman/listinfo/public_talk.mikrotik.com.au > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Public mailing list > Public@talk.mikrotik.com.au > http://talk.mikrotik.com.au/mailman/listinfo/public_talk.mikrotik.com.au > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Public Digest, Vol 2, Issue 5 > ************************************ > -- GregSowell.com TheBrothersWISP.com