Is this supposed to happen?

[Steven]

On 11/15/06, Simon Hobson <dhcp1 at thehobsons.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Steven wrote:
>
> >Running ZenWalk 2.8 here. Installed and configured dhclient with no
> >problems, I can run it and connect to the Internet. I'm hooked up
> directely
> >to a cable modem, Comcast.
> >After some arbitrary period of time I lose my connection however, appears
> to
> >have something to do with lease renewal? If so how can I run dhclient and
> >stay connected? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
>
> We might be able to help if we had something to go on !
>
> Is the time before losing your connection arbitrary (and random) or a
> fixed period ?
>
> Does this period relate to the lease time your client has been given ?
>
> Is anything logged (by dhclient or anything else) when you lose your
> connection ?
>
> Does re-running dhclient get you reconnected ? Do you get the same address
> ?
>
>
syslog:

Nov 14 09:25:00 laptop dhclient: receive_packet failed on eth0: Network is
downNov 14 09:43:31 laptop dhclient: send_packet: Network is unreachable
Nov 14 09:43:31 laptop dhclient: send_packet: please consult README file
regarding broadcast address.

I'm able to do: dhclient -r, and then dhclient to get reconnected no
problem. According to dhcp.leases I'm getting the same ip address when I
reconnect.

The period of time seems to be random, not set time periods.

Thanks!