Strange log entry

[Jonas Norlander]

2008/11/24 Wulfy <wulfmann at tiscali.co.uk>:
> I keep getting these lines in my logwatch report:
>
>> Nov 23 14:02:23 wulfy-desktop dhclient: DHCPREQUEST of **.**.***.*** on eth0 to 192.168.0.1 port 67
>> Nov 23 14:02:23 wulfy-desktop dhclient: DHCPACK of **.**.***.*** from 192.168.0.1
> The *'s are, of course, numbers and are the same in both lines.  This
> happens every couple of minutes, which generates a lot of e-mails from
> logwatch.  I'm a complete newbie at networking so have no idea even how
> to google intelligently on this subject...  :@(
>
> Can anyone tell me why my eth0 is continually asking for a DHCP? Is this
> normal? Or do I have a problem in the configuration?
>

Nothing strange there, i got 33 DHCPREQUEST in 12 hours on my Intrepid
box. How often is it asking for a new IP for you? If it is very much
you could increase the lease time in your router. I think i have one
week.

/ Jonas