[wplug] What Does This SYSLOG Entry Mean?

[Richard A. Bilonick]

Robert Dale wrote:

> On Tue, 16 Jan 2001, Richard A. Bilonick wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know what this SYSLOG entry means?
> >
> > Jan 16 09:02:19 6R:c1087015-a.baden1.pa.home.com 0312 400 DHCP SERVER
> > Offered        | Offering: 10.0.1.2  To: 003065112234  By: 24.23.99.148
> >
> > What is going on here?
>
> This is the same thing as in your previous inquiry about the netstat
> results.  It is simply DHCP at work.
>
> Do you use @Home?  Do they use DHCP?  If both are yes, then this is normal.
>
> If there's a problem, you should contact @home since it is their DHCP
> machine offering you addresses.  (Although I don't know why it would offer
> you a 10.x.x.x address.  Do they NAT?)
>
> --
> Robert Dale
>

I posted two messages because I didn't see the first one show up (the first
one could have been an hallucination).

I think (hope!) your interpretation is correct. I'm using @Home via a static
IP address. @Home may offer DHCP also but so far I've not had to use it. I
don't know what NAT is.

Thanks for all the help.

Rick