[slim] Re: DHCP oddities...
Malor (and others), I can confirm that the bug was resolved. -- MrC MrC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=468 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20496 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: DHCP oddities...
No, it will be in firmware 30 when that is released. The bug will be marked resolved at that point. Probably a day or two. On Jan 30, 2006, at 10:33 AM, Malor wrote: Excellent. (that was fast!) Is the updated firmware in the nightly 6.2.X build? -- Malor -- -- Malor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1961 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20496 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: DHCP oddities...
Excellent. (that was fast!) Is the updated firmware in the nightly 6.2.X build? -- Malor Malor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1961 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20496 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: DHCP oddities...
Pfarrell, I don't think you read my original post correctly. That's what I am already doing. You're describing my home network almost exactly. The problem is that there is a bug in the Squeezebox firmware. When it makes a DHCP request with bridging enabled, it does so with the *wrong MAC address*. And that MAC address was the same on both my units, so I can't assign an address based on it. Plus, according to the guy who originally spotted this bug, that wrong MAC address also changes unpredictably, so even if it were just one Squeezebox, it would *still* break. MrC, I'll try the updated 6.2.2 later on, and will post back with results. -- Malor Malor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1961 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20496 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: DHCP oddities...
Version 29 of the firmware is even worse. The players are both now requesting DHCP addresses with the MAC address 00:00:00:00:00:10. So they both get handed the same IP address by the server (I'm not sure why this didn't happen before; perhaps they were slightly different and I just didn't see it.) This renders the second Squeezebox nonfunctional. I see the bug is tagged for fixing in the 6.5 release... if 6.5 doesn't release soon, I think the fix should be backported. This is the kind of problem that would make users' heads spin. Multiple Squeezeboxes in bridge mode in a DHCP network can't be _that_ unusual, and the MAC address conflicts, when they happen, are going to cause much pain. Having the WRONG MAC address, as long as it's unique, even if it changes, isn't that serious. Having multiple Squeezeboxen with the SAME MAC address, on the other hand, would appear to be a critical-severity bug. -- Malor Malor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1961 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20496 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: DHCP oddities...
I see that the severity on the bug is Normal. According to the bug's life definitions, I think it should be one of these: Critical crashes, loss of data, severe memory leak Major major loss of function -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20496 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: DHCP oddities...
I've found and fixed the problem, look for it in the forthcoming firmware v30. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: DHCP oddities...
Great! when it's available, let me know, and I'll be happy to test it. Thanks! -- Malor Malor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1961 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20496 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: DHCP oddities...
Just a guess but your Linksys might be getting upset with the Squeezebox not presenting a Name to register with. While this is unusual in a network environment it works fine on both the DHCP servers I've used. See the thread below: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19120 -- Browny Browny's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2295 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20496 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: DHCP oddities...
Malor, This is a bug I discovered and reported. See: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2221 -- MrC MrC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=468 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20496 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: DHCP oddities...
MrC Wrote: Malor, This is a bug I discovered and reported. See: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2221 This bug is specifically about bridging. Are you bridging? -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20496 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: DHCP oddities...
Yes, I'm bridging with both units. I just turned it on with the second one, and noticed this issue while troubleshooting it getting the wrong IP address. The possibility that it might be the bridging just hit me about ten minutes ago... in fact, it was that thought that prompted me to log in and read replies. :) This isn't a show-stopper for me, but if it's fixable, I'd love to see it repaired. I prefer using DHCP reservations for fixed-address machines, so I can make network changes easily, or move computers to a new network without much effort. Other than turning off bridging or going to static addressing, are there any other workarounds I could try? This isn't a critical problem, and I can wait for a fix if it'll be awhile before one shows. I'd be happy to help test a beta firmware, too. -- Malor Malor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1961 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20496 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: DHCP oddities...
Malor wrote: Other than turning off bridging or going to static addressing, are there any other workarounds I could try? This isn't a critical problem, and I can wait for a fix if it'll be awhile before one shows. How about running a DHCP server that you can configure to assign fixed IP addresses based on the MAC? That is what I do for all of the machines in my house, I use DHCP, set them to the same values, and have that in my DNS. The DHCP makes adding new boxes easy, and allows folks to bring laptops in for work and access. -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: DHCP oddities...
It was pretty clear to me from your MAC address that you had bridging enabled, and were encountering the bug I submitted and researched. There is new firmware (v29) just updated today. Perhaps you can download tonight's 6.2.2 or 6.5 build and test it out to see if its fixed. I've already updated my firmware, but haven't tested it for that particular fix yet. I don't know of any workarounds, as the 20:... MAC address changes, so you can't rely on it either. -- MrC MrC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=468 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20496 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
