Bug 8641 – With bridging enabled, player uses DHCP server on ethernet interface

Bug 8641 - With bridging enabled, player uses DHCP server on ethernet interface

Summary:

With bridging enabled, player uses DHCP server on ethernet interface

Status:	RESOLVED INVALID

Product:	SB 2/3
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Wireless
Version:	unspecified
Platform:	PC Windows XP

Importance:	-- normal (vote)
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Assigned To:	Squeezebox QA Team email alias

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Reported:	2008-07-02 19:53 UTC by Andy Grundman
Modified:	2008-07-07 08:52 UTC (History)
CC List:	3 users (show)

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Description Andy Grundman 2008-07-02 19:53:33 UTC

Wifi w/ DHCP <---> TP <-eth-> Router w/ DHCP <-eth-> SB3

I setup a Transporter in bridged mode, and there were DHCP servers on both interfaces.  TP got an IP from the DHCP server on the ethernet interface instead of the wireless interface.  The SB3 behind the bridge managed to get an IP from the wireless DHCP server, though.

I had to assign a static IP in order to connect the TP to SC over wireless.

Comment 1 Sean Adams 2008-07-07 08:28:01 UTC

This is not a Transporter bug. If you have two DHCP servers on your LAN then a client could get an IP from either one, and it doesn't matter which side of the bridge it's on.

You need to disable one of the DHCP servers. Also you may not have your network set up properly if you are using multiple access points or routers. It's unclear from your description exactly how things are hooked up. You can visit our forums if you need further help.

Comment 2 Andy Grundman 2008-07-07 08:52:10 UTC

Fair enough, just noticed this while testing a bridged config with a spare access point I had laying around that happened to have a DHCP server enabled.  It just seemed like DHCP should only request on the wireless interface when bridged instead of all interfaces.  Certainly a minor bug and easily worked around though.