System Log entry question

[cdikland]

Can someone explain:
Jan 14 09:16:49 dnsmasq-dhcp[1445]: DHCPINFORM(br0) 192.168.1.231 b8:ac:6f:a4:16:7a
Jan 14 09:16:49 dnsmasq-dhcp[1445]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.231 b8:ac:6f:a4:16:7a Studio-XPS

For this particular PC these entries repeat at least once every 10 minutes. Sometimes they are only 1 minute apart. Odd, as this PC is sitting idle for most of the day.

 

[sinshiva]

it probably has to do with the client itself, perhaps bleh drivers, etc? or an inconsistent connection for whatever reason.

on a somewhat related note, i've been wondering if 'dhcp query frequency' on the wan page also affects the lan side

 

[cdikland]

Thanks. I just rebooted this client into Linux and I no longer get those log entries I did when it was running Win 7. So.... sounds like a window thing

 

[RMerlin]

It's Windows constantly trying to query the DHCP server for a proxy. Try a forum search on "Windows proxy" or DHCPACK, you should find a few threads providing with some workarounds that can be used with custom firmwares.