DHCPD dying..

[Aaron Grewell]

> Thanks a lot, Aaron.  This makes sense and is what I just 
> read in the man page for dhcpd.conf.
> Is this a relatively new requirement?  Or have I just been 
> that out of it all these years?
> 

I haven't a clue.  I've only been using ISC DHCP since v3, so v2 may have
been quite different.

> More importantly to me, I'd like to know for sure that is why 
> the daemon is dying.  The man page simply indicates that the 
> server will not send the DHCPNAK's, however it said nothing 
> about taking a suicide pill or anything.  Also, do you think 
> the "authoritative" messages could simply be because the 
> range 192.168.1.0/24 is the default for so many 
> home-networks?  Is this indeed the existence of another DHCP 
> server?  or could this simply be indicating that they have 
> previously received a DHCP lease from *another* 192.168.1.1 
> and their DHCPREQUEST message is coming to the BigBlock since 
> it lives at the same address?  Kinda like me getting mail at 
> my house for Andrew Carpenter (actually has happened quite often)?
> 

I believe it is actually seeing indications on the wire that another server
is giving out IP's, but I can't be sure.  As to why the daemon keeps
crashing, it may be an unpatched issue.  Are you using the latest version?