static IP & DHCP problems on LAN

[Rashkae]

On 03/12/2013 06:01 PM, Adam Funk wrote:
> 0;278;0cOn 2013-03-12, Rashkae wrote:
>
>> On 03/12/2013 06:33 AM, Adam Funk wrote:
>>
>>> I only have one thing with a static IP on the LAN now.
>>>
>>> I think the problem was with the router firmware upgrade.  I
>>> reinstalled the previous version of the firmware yesterday evening,&
>>> everything has been fine this morning.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Okay.. I was asking the really wrong question here,,, let me start again.
>>
>> On what basis (with example output, if you can remember) do you claim
>> the computer was getting a dhcp address from the router?
>>
>> (Assuming you still wanted to find out what was happening with your
>> updated firmware.)
>
>
> The router has (for years) been set up to allocate dynamic address
> from 100 up, and the computer's ifconfig output showed an address of
> 192.168.123.107 or thereabouts.  The syslog also showed a bunch of
> DHCP-related stuff that wasn't there before the IP change happened.

There is simply  no way that router firmware or settings would magically 
activate dhclient on the client computer and make it accept an IP address.

Your problem appears to be solved so I'll leave be.  But as presented, 
it's a mystery.