root@dcerouter:/var/log# ifconfig -a eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:14:2A:0E:B6:5D inet addr:192.168.0.8 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::214:2aff:fe0e:b65d/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:94964 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:91500 errors:34 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:34 collisions:2 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:67849246 (64.7 MiB) TX bytes:10790407 (10.2 MiB) Interrupt:19 Base address:0xc800 eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:30:F1:0D:1E:23 inet addr:192.168.80.1 Bcast:192.168.80.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::230:f1ff:fe0d:1e23/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:125840 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:544736 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:9072012 (8.6 MiB) TX bytes:86069740 (82.0 MiB) Interrupt:16 Base address:0x6000 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:442684 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:442684 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:72525618 (69.1 MiB) TX bytes:72525618 (69.1 MiB) root@dcerouter:/var/log# cat /etc/exports # /etc/exports: the access control list for filesystems which may be exported # to NFS clients. See exports(5). # # Example for NFSv2 and NFSv3: # /srv/homes hostname1(rw,sync) hostname2(ro,sync) # # Example for NFSv4: # /srv/nfs4 gss/krb5i(rw,sync,fsid=0,crossmnt) # /srv/nfs4/homes gss/krb5i(rw,sync) # ## BEGIN : InternalStorageDevices ## END : InternalStorageDevices ## BEGIN : CommonDiskless /home 192.168.80/255.255.255.0 eth0(rw,no_root_squash,no_all_squash,sync,no_subtree_check) /usr/pluto/orbiter 192.168.80/255.255.255.0 eth0(ro,no_root_squash,no_all_squash,sync,no_subtree_check) /usr/pluto/keys 192.168.80/255.255.255.0 eth0(ro,no_root_squash,no_all_squash,sync,no_subtree_check) /usr/pluto/deb-cache 192.168.80/255.255.255.0 eth0(ro,no_root_squash,no_all_squash,sync,no_subtree_check) /usr/pluto/var 192.168.80/255.255.255.0 eth0(rw,no_root_squash,no_all_squash,sync,no_subtree_check) ## END : CommonDiskless ## BEGIN : DisklessMDRoots /usr/pluto/diskless/73 192.168.80/255.255.255.0 eth0(rw,no_root_squash,no_all_squash,sync,no_subtree_check) ## END : DisklessMDRoots Specifically this, when I was noticing my error, it kept displaying dhcp info over and over again before the error, at about the same frequency as the messages here: Dec 18 00:48:46 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.80.2 to 00:e0:4c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:46 dcerouter mountd[6110]: mount request from unknown host 192.168.80.2 for /usr/pluto/diskless/73 (/usr/pluto/diskless/73) Dec 18 00:48:47 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:e0:4c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:47 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.80.2 to 00:e0:4c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:47 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.80.2 (192.168.80.1) from 00:e0:4 c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:47 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.80.2 to 00:e0:4c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:48 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.80.2 (192.168.80.1) from 00:e0:4 c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:48 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.80.2 to 00:e0:4c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:48 dcerouter mountd[6110]: mount request from unknown host 192.168.80.2 for /usr/pluto/diskless/73 (/usr/pluto/diskless/73) Dec 18 00:48:49 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:e0:4c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:49 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.80.2 to 00:e0:4c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:49 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.80.2 (192.168.80.1) from 00:e0:4 c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:49 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.80.2 to 00:e0:4c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:50 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.80.2 (192.168.80.1) from 00:e0:4 c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:50 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.80.2 to 00:e0:4c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:51 dcerouter mountd[6110]: mount request from unknown host 192.168.80.2 for /usr/pluto/diskless/73 (/usr/pluto/diskless/73) Dec 18 00:27:50 dcerouter dhclient: bound: renewal in 35730 seconds. Dec 18 00:27:54 dcerouter ntpdate[8227]: the NTP socket is in use, exiting Dec 18 00:48:23 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:e0:4c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:23 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.80.2 to 00:e0:4c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:25 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.80.2 (192.168.80.1) from 00:e0:4 c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:25 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.80.2 to 00:e0:4c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:25 dcerouter in.tftpd[27138]: connect from 192.168.80.2 (192.168.80.2) Dec 18 00:48:25 dcerouter atftpd[27138]: Advanced Trivial FTP server started (0.7) Dec 18 00:48:25 dcerouter atftpd[27138]: Serving /tftpboot/pxelinux.0 to 192.168.80.2:207 0 Dec 18 00:48:25 dcerouter atftpd[27138]: Serving /tftpboot/pxelinux.0 to 192.168.80.2:207 1 Dec 18 00:48:25 dcerouter atftpd[27138]: Serving /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/01-00-e0-4c-ea-58 -c4 to 192.168.80.2:57089 Dec 18 00:48:25 dcerouter atftpd[27138]: Serving /tftpboot/73/vmlinuz to 192.168.80.2:570 90 Dec 18 00:48:26 dcerouter atftpd[27138]: Serving /tftpboot/73/initrd.img to 192.168.80.2: 57091 Dec 18 00:48:43 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:e0:4c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:43 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.80.2 to 00:e0:4c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:43 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.80.2 (192.168.80.1) from 00:e0:4 c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:43 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.80.2 to 00:e0:4c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:44 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.80.2 (192.168.80.1) from 00:e0:4 c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:44 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.80.2 to 00:e0:4c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:44 dcerouter mountd[6110]: mount request from unknown host 192.168.80.2 for /usr/pluto/diskless/73 (/usr/pluto/diskless/73) Dec 18 00:48:45 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:e0:4c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:45 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.80.2 to 00:e0:4c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:45 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.80.2 (192.168.80.1) from 00:e0:4 c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:45 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.80.2 to 00:e0:4c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:46 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.80.2 (192.168.80.1) from 00:e0:4 c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:46 dcerouter dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.80.2 to 00:e0:4c:ea:58:c4 via eth1 Dec 18 00:48:46 dcerouter mountd[6110]: mount request from unknown host 192.168.80.2 for /usr/pluto/diskless/73 (/usr/pluto/diskless/73)