Hello,

In the system log I've noticed the following strange behavior of the
DHCP client on the WAN interface.
When I'm downloading (news-groups and file download from Microsoft) I
see a lot of DHCP renewals, more then one per minute. When I stop the
downloads DHCP renewals return to normal values.
I'm running m0n0wall 1.3B9 Generic-PC-CDROM on a Compaq Deskpro with a
400MHz Celeron, 384MB memory and 3Com nic's. 
I've added a partial log for information. The log starts during a
download until 22:43. Then the internet connection is only used for
browsing and email. At 00:48 downloading is started again.
During downloading the memory usage is 11% and processor utilization is
averaging around 10% (min 6% and max 30%).
I've seen this behavior with 1.3B8 as well. Don't remember if I've seen
this with earlier versions.

Any comments?

Regards,
MarcelK.

Jan 25 22:36:12 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 25 22:36:12 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 25 22:36:12 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
3414 seconds.
Jan 25 22:36:36 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 25 22:36:36 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 25 22:36:36 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
3537 seconds.
Jan 25 22:36:51 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 25 22:36:51 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 25 22:36:51 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
3567 seconds.
Jan 25 22:37:24 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 25 22:37:24 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 25 22:37:24 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
3407 seconds.
Jan 25 22:37:35 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 25 22:37:35 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 25 22:37:35 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
3026 seconds.
Jan 25 22:38:03 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 25 22:38:03 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 25 22:38:03 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
2916 seconds.
Jan 25 22:38:19 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 25 22:38:19 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 25 22:38:19 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
3315 seconds.
Jan 25 22:38:44 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 25 22:38:44 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 25 22:38:44 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
2956 seconds.
Jan 25 22:39:04 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 25 22:39:04 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 25 22:39:04 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
2873 seconds.
Jan 25 22:39:39 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 25 22:39:39 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 25 22:39:39 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
3372 seconds.
Jan 25 22:39:59 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 25 22:39:59 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 25 22:39:59 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
3585 seconds.
Jan 25 22:40:17 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 25 22:40:17 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 25 22:40:17 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
3530 seconds.
Jan 25 22:40:50 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 25 22:40:50 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 25 22:40:50 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
3230 seconds.
Jan 25 22:41:33 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 25 22:41:33 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 25 22:41:33 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
3128 seconds.
Jan 25 22:42:07 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 25 22:42:07 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 25 22:42:07 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
3231 seconds.
Jan 25 22:42:20 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 25 22:42:20 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 25 22:42:20 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
3214 seconds.
Jan 25 22:42:57 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 25 22:42:57 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 25 22:42:57 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
3044 seconds.
Jan 25 22:43:12 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 25 22:43:12 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 25 22:43:12 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
3024 seconds.
Jan 25 22:43:38 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 25 22:43:38 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 25 22:43:38 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
2791 seconds.
Jan 25 23:30:09 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 25 23:30:09 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 25 23:30:09 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
3509 seconds.
Jan 26 00:09:57 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 26 00:09:57 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 26 00:09:57 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
2794 seconds.
Jan 26 00:37:10 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 26 00:37:10 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 26 00:37:10 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
2792 seconds.
Jan 26 00:48:33 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 26 00:48:33 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 26 00:48:33 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
2726 seconds.
Jan 26 00:49:01 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 26 00:49:01 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 26 00:49:01 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
3381 seconds.
Jan 26 00:49:16 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 26 00:49:16 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 26 00:49:16 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
2941 seconds.
Jan 26 00:49:44 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 26 00:49:44 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 26 00:49:44 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
2826 seconds.
Jan 26 00:50:19 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 26 00:50:19 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 26 00:50:19 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
2780 seconds.
Jan 26 00:50:57 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 26 00:50:57 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 26 00:50:57 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
3349 seconds.
Jan 26 00:51:09 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 26 00:51:09 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 26 00:51:09 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
2748 seconds.
Jan 26 00:51:36 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 26 00:51:36 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 26 00:51:36 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
3597 seconds.
Jan 26 00:51:59 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 26 00:51:59 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 26 00:51:59 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
2939 seconds.
Jan 26 00:52:11 	dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on xl2 to MM.NN.OO.PP port
67
Jan 26 00:52:11 	dhclient: DHCPACK from MM.NN.OO.PP
Jan 26 00:52:11 	dhclient: bound to AA.BB.CC.DD -- renewal in
3019 seconds.