I had the same prob at home !! Those number are seconds... I don't catch why your prob occur every 14 days, but your lease time is 7 days anyway.
The way I solved my prob was by putting in the cronjob the /etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart At 12:40 PM CN=21553.OU=Pa02Lnverted: -0600, you wrote: >Actually, the external interface does get its IP via dhcp (cable >modem). However, I am always assigned the same IP. I'm not sure how >long my dhcp lease is, but I always get the same IP address whenever I >reboot / reconnect. > >The external interface is eth0. The file /etc/dhcpc/dhcpcd-eth0.info >tells me the following... >LEASETIME=604800 >RENEWALTIME=302400 >REBINDTIME=529200 > >I don't know how to interpret those numbers. If those numbers somehow >translate to a dhcp lease of exactly fourteen days, that would provide >an explanation to the "fourteen day reboot" problem. (Come to think >of it, I don't know whether simply re-appling the fw rules would have >been sufficient - I'll tell everyone in fourteen days, I guess.) > >How do others handle reloading their firewall rules when their dhcp >lease is renewed or a new IP is assigned? Actually, that sounds like >a FAQ item, but one I haven't paid attention to since I didn't think >it this was a problem before. > >I know other listers mentioned the fourteen day problem before. Has >anyone who has experienced this been able to determine the >explanation. > >I know this is getting a little OT for netfilter if it really is a >dhcp issue, but your continued assistance is greatly appreciated. > >Thanks, > >Darrell > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > Any chance one of the interfaces gets its ip address via dhcp? > > Eric Daigneault Administrateur Systemes Vacances Air Canada Love doesn't make the world go 'round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile. -- Franklin P. Jones --
