WICD doesn't forward hostname in DHCP connexion

[Emile D]

Hi,

When connecting using wicd-client (auto mode or manual), my hostname is not send to the openWRT router. My lease is :
? 192.168.144.225 a4:34:d9:dc:ff:5f 11h 53m 23s

I could make it work by the following :

Connect via gui wicd-client
$ sudo ip a flush wlp2s0
$ sudo dhclient
Connect via wicd-client

Then i got in openWRT router web interface :
karma 192.168.144.225 a4:34:d9:dc:ff:5f 11h 56m 50s

I think it's due to wicd because of the workaround i found.

Thank you for your usefull soft,

émile
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$ uname -a
Linux karma 4.9.0-2-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.13-1 (2017-02-27) x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ sudo wicd -h
wicd 1.7.4 (bzr-r961)

$ sudo cat /var/log/wicd/wicd.log
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: ---------------------------
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: wicd initializing...
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: ---------------------------
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: wicd is version 1.7.4 961
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: setting backend to external
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: trying to load backend external
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: successfully loaded backend external
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: trying to load backend external
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: successfully loaded backend external
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: Automatically detected wireless interface wlp2s0
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: setting wireless interface wlp2s0
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: automatically detected wired interface eth0
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: setting wired interface eth0
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: setting wpa driver wext
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: setting use global dns to False
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: setting global dns
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: global dns servers are None None None
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: domain is None
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: search domain is None
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: setting automatically reconnect when connection drops True
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: Setting dhcp client to 0
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: Wireless configuration file found...
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: Wired configuration file found...
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: chmoding configuration files 0600...
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: chowning configuration files root:root...
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: Using wireless interface...wlp2s0
2017/03/10 12:20:34 :: Using wired interface...eth0
2017/03/10 12:20:40 :: Autoconnecting...
2017/03/10 12:20:42 :: No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network
2017/03/10 12:20:43 :: sauveterre3 has no never connect value
2017/03/10 12:20:43 :: trying to automatically connect to...sauveterre3
2017/03/10 12:20:43 :: Connecting to wireless network sauveterre3
2017/03/10 12:20:44 :: Putting interface down
2017/03/10 12:20:44 :: Releasing DHCP leases...
2017/03/10 12:20:44 :: Setting false IP...
2017/03/10 12:20:45 :: Stopping wpa_supplicant
2017/03/10 12:20:45 :: Flushing the routing table...
2017/03/10 12:20:45 :: Putting interface up...
2017/03/10 12:20:47 :: Running DHCP with NO hostname
2017/03/10 12:20:47 :: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.3.5
2017/03/10 12:20:47 :: Copyright 2004-2016 Internet Systems Consortium.
2017/03/10 12:20:47 :: All rights reserved.
2017/03/10 12:20:47 :: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
2017/03/10 12:20:47 ::
2017/03/10 12:20:47 :: Listening on LPF/wlp2s0/a4:34:d9:dc:ff:5f
2017/03/10 12:20:47 :: Sending on LPF/wlp2s0/a4:34:d9:dc:ff:5f
2017/03/10 12:20:47 :: Sending on Socket/fallback
2017/03/10 12:20:47 :: DHCPDISCOVER on wlp2s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5
2017/03/10 12:20:52 :: DHCPDISCOVER on wlp2s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 14
2017/03/10 12:21:05 :: Running command ['rfkill', 'list'] failed: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
2017/03/10 12:21:06 :: DHCPDISCOVER on wlp2s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10
2017/03/10 12:21:08 :: canceling connection attempt
2017/03/10 12:21:08 :: running kill dhcp.
2017/03/10 12:21:08 :: DHCP connection failed
2017/03/10 12:21:08 :: Sending connection attempt result aborted
2017/03/10 12:21:08 :: Exception in thread Thread-2:
2017/03/10 12:21:08 :: Traceback (most recent call last):
2017/03/10 12:21:08 :: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/threading.py", line 801, in __bootstrap_inner
2017/03/10 12:21:08 :: self.run()
2017/03/10 12:21:08 :: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/wicd/networking.py", line 363, in run
2017/03/10 12:21:08 :: self._connect()
2017/03/10 12:21:08 :: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/wicd/networking.py", line 1006, in _connect
2017/03/10 12:21:08 :: self.set_ip_address(wiface)
2017/03/10 12:21:08 :: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/wicd/networking.py", line 73, in wrapper
2017/03/10 12:21:08 :: return func(self, *__args, **__kargs)
2017/03/10 12:21:08 :: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/wicd/networking.py", line 493, in set_ip_address
2017/03/10 12:21:08 :: dhcp_status = iface.StartDHCP(hname, staticdns)
2017/03/10 12:21:08 :: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/wicd/wnettools.py", line 226, in newfunc
2017/03/10 12:21:08 :: return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
2017/03/10 12:21:08 :: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/wicd/wnettools.py", line 695, in StartDHCP
2017/03/10 12:21:08 :: self.dhcp_object.wait()
2017/03/10 12:21:08 :: AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'wait'
2017/03/10 12:21:08 ::
2017/03/10 12:21:14 :: Connecting to wireless network sauveterre3
2017/03/10 12:21:15 :: Putting interface down
2017/03/10 12:21:15 :: Releasing DHCP leases...
2017/03/10 12:21:15 :: Setting false IP...
2017/03/10 12:21:16 :: Stopping wpa_supplicant
2017/03/10 12:21:16 :: Flushing the routing table...
2017/03/10 12:21:16 :: Putting interface up...
2017/03/10 12:21:18 :: Running DHCP with NO hostname
2017/03/10 12:21:18 :: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.3.5
2017/03/10 12:21:18 :: Copyright 2004-2016 Internet Systems Consortium.
2017/03/10 12:21:18 :: All rights reserved.
2017/03/10 12:21:18 :: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
2017/03/10 12:21:18 ::
2017/03/10 12:21:18 :: Listening on LPF/wlp2s0/a4:34:d9:dc:ff:5f
2017/03/10 12:21:18 :: Sending on LPF/wlp2s0/a4:34:d9:dc:ff:5f
2017/03/10 12:21:18 :: Sending on Socket/fallback
2017/03/10 12:21:18 :: DHCPDISCOVER on wlp2s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 6
2017/03/10 12:21:18 :: DHCPREQUEST of 192.168.144.225 on wlp2s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
2017/03/10 12:21:18 :: DHCPOFFER of 192.168.144.225 from 192.168.144.1
2017/03/10 12:21:18 :: DHCPACK of 192.168.144.225 from 192.168.144.1
2017/03/10 12:21:18 :: bound to 192.168.144.225 -- renewal in 16398 seconds.
2017/03/10 12:21:18 :: DHCP connection successful
2017/03/10 12:21:18 :: not verifying
2017/03/10 12:21:18 :: Connecting thread exiting.
2017/03/10 12:21:18 :: Sending connection attempt result success
2017/03/10 14:12:05 :: Autoconnecting...
2017/03/10 14:12:05 :: No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network
2017/03/10 14:12:09 :: sauveterre3 has no never connect value
2017/03/10 14:12:09 :: trying to automatically connect to...sauveterre3
2017/03/10 14:12:09 :: Connecting to wireless network sauveterre3
2017/03/10 14:12:10 :: Putting interface down
2017/03/10 14:12:10 :: Releasing DHCP leases...
2017/03/10 14:12:10 :: Setting false IP...
2017/03/10 14:12:10 :: Stopping wpa_supplicant
2017/03/10 14:12:10 :: Flushing the routing table...
2017/03/10 14:12:10 :: Putting interface up...
2017/03/10 14:12:12 :: Running DHCP with NO hostname
2017/03/10 14:12:12 :: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.3.5
2017/03/10 14:12:12 :: Copyright 2004-2016 Internet Systems Consortium.
2017/03/10 14:12:12 :: All rights reserved.
2017/03/10 14:12:12 :: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
2017/03/10 14:12:12 ::
2017/03/10 14:12:12 :: Listening on LPF/wlp2s0/a4:34:d9:dc:ff:5f
2017/03/10 14:12:12 :: Sending on LPF/wlp2s0/a4:34:d9:dc:ff:5f
2017/03/10 14:12:12 :: Sending on Socket/fallback
2017/03/10 14:12:12 :: DHCPDISCOVER on wlp2s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
2017/03/10 14:12:12 :: DHCPREQUEST of 192.168.144.225 on wlp2s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
2017/03/10 14:12:12 :: DHCPOFFER of 192.168.144.225 from 192.168.144.1
2017/03/10 14:12:12 :: DHCPACK of 192.168.144.225 from 192.168.144.1
2017/03/10 14:12:12 :: bound to 192.168.144.225 -- renewal in 17571 seconds.
2017/03/10 14:12:12 :: DHCP connection successful
2017/03/10 14:12:12 :: not verifying
2017/03/10 14:12:13 :: Connecting thread exiting.
2017/03/10 14:12:16 :: Sending connection attempt result success
2017/03/10 14:12:46 :: Autoconnecting...
2017/03/10 14:12:46 :: No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network
2017/03/10 14:12:50 :: sauveterre3 has no never connect value
2017/03/10 14:12:50 :: trying to automatically connect to...sauveterre3
2017/03/10 14:12:50 :: Connecting to wireless network sauveterre3
2017/03/10 14:12:51 :: Putting interface down
2017/03/10 14:12:51 :: Releasing DHCP leases...
2017/03/10 14:12:51 :: Setting false IP...
2017/03/10 14:12:51 :: Stopping wpa_supplicant
2017/03/10 14:12:51 :: Flushing the routing table...
2017/03/10 14:12:51 :: Putting interface up...
2017/03/10 14:12:53 :: Running DHCP with NO hostname
2017/03/10 14:12:53 :: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.3.5
2017/03/10 14:12:53 :: Copyright 2004-2016 Internet Systems Consortium.
2017/03/10 14:12:53 :: All rights reserved.
2017/03/10 14:12:53 :: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
2017/03/10 14:12:53 ::
2017/03/10 14:12:53 :: Listening on LPF/wlp2s0/a4:34:d9:dc:ff:5f
2017/03/10 14:12:53 :: Sending on LPF/wlp2s0/a4:34:d9:dc:ff:5f
2017/03/10 14:12:53 :: Sending on Socket/fallback
2017/03/10 14:12:53 :: DHCPDISCOVER on wlp2s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
2017/03/10 14:12:53 :: DHCPREQUEST of 192.168.144.225 on wlp2s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
2017/03/10 14:12:53 :: DHCPOFFER of 192.168.144.225 from 192.168.144.1
2017/03/10 14:12:53 :: DHCPACK of 192.168.144.225 from 192.168.144.1
2017/03/10 14:12:53 :: bound to 192.168.144.225 -- renewal in 20886 seconds.
2017/03/10 14:12:53 :: DHCP connection successful
2017/03/10 14:12:53 :: not verifying
2017/03/10 14:12:54 :: Connecting thread exiting.
2017/03/10 14:12:57 :: Sending connection attempt result success
2017/03/10 14:13:38 :: Connecting to wireless network sauveterre3
2017/03/10 14:13:39 :: Putting interface down
2017/03/10 14:13:39 :: Releasing DHCP leases...
2017/03/10 14:13:39 :: Setting false IP...
2017/03/10 14:13:40 :: Stopping wpa_supplicant
2017/03/10 14:13:40 :: Flushing the routing table...
2017/03/10 14:13:40 :: Putting interface up...
2017/03/10 14:13:42 :: Running DHCP with NO hostname
2017/03/10 14:13:42 :: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.3.5
2017/03/10 14:13:42 :: Copyright 2004-2016 Internet Systems Consortium.
2017/03/10 14:13:42 :: All rights reserved.
2017/03/10 14:13:42 :: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
2017/03/10 14:13:42 ::
2017/03/10 14:13:42 :: Listening on LPF/wlp2s0/a4:34:d9:dc:ff:5f
2017/03/10 14:13:42 :: Sending on LPF/wlp2s0/a4:34:d9:dc:ff:5f
2017/03/10 14:13:42 :: Sending on Socket/fallback
2017/03/10 14:13:42 :: DHCPDISCOVER on wlp2s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 6
2017/03/10 14:13:42 :: DHCPREQUEST of 192.168.144.225 on wlp2s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
2017/03/10 14:13:42 :: DHCPOFFER of 192.168.144.225 from 192.168.144.1
2017/03/10 14:13:42 :: DHCPACK of 192.168.144.225 from 192.168.144.1
2017/03/10 14:13:42 :: bound to 192.168.144.225 -- renewal in 19376 seconds.
2017/03/10 14:13:42 :: DHCP connection successful
2017/03/10 14:13:42 :: not verifying
2017/03/10 14:13:42 :: Connecting thread exiting.
2017/03/10 14:13:42 :: Sending connection attempt result success
2017/03/10 14:14:48 :: Connecting to wireless network sauveterre3
2017/03/10 14:14:49 :: Putting interface down
2017/03/10 14:14:49 :: Releasing DHCP leases...
2017/03/10 14:14:49 :: Setting false IP...
2017/03/10 14:14:50 :: Stopping wpa_supplicant
2017/03/10 14:14:50 :: Flushing the routing table...
2017/03/10 14:14:50 :: Putting interface up...
2017/03/10 14:14:52 :: Running DHCP with NO hostname
2017/03/10 14:14:52 :: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.3.5
2017/03/10 14:14:52 :: Copyright 2004-2016 Internet Systems Consortium.
2017/03/10 14:14:52 :: All rights reserved.
2017/03/10 14:14:52 :: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
2017/03/10 14:14:52 ::
2017/03/10 14:14:52 :: Listening on LPF/wlp2s0/a4:34:d9:dc:ff:5f
2017/03/10 14:14:52 :: Sending on LPF/wlp2s0/a4:34:d9:dc:ff:5f
2017/03/10 14:14:52 :: Sending on Socket/fallback
2017/03/10 14:14:52 :: DHCPDISCOVER on wlp2s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5
2017/03/10 14:14:57 :: DHCPDISCOVER on wlp2s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 13
2017/03/10 14:14:57 :: DHCPREQUEST of 192.168.144.225 on wlp2s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
2017/03/10 14:14:57 :: DHCPOFFER of 192.168.144.225 from 192.168.144.1
2017/03/10 14:14:57 :: DHCPACK of 192.168.144.225 from 192.168.144.1
2017/03/10 14:14:57 :: RTNETLINK answers: File exists
2017/03/10 14:14:57 :: bound to 192.168.144.225 -- renewal in 21395 seconds.
2017/03/10 14:14:57 :: DHCP connection successful
2017/03/10 14:14:57 :: not verifying
2017/03/10 14:14:58 :: Connecting thread exiting.
2017/03/10 14:14:58 :: Sending connection attempt result success
2017/03/10 14:15:13 :: Connecting to wireless network sauveterre3
2017/03/10 14:15:14 :: Putting interface down
2017/03/10 14:15:14 :: Releasing DHCP leases...
2017/03/10 14:15:14 :: Setting false IP...
2017/03/10 14:15:14 :: Stopping wpa_supplicant
2017/03/10 14:15:15 :: Flushing the routing table...
2017/03/10 14:15:15 :: Putting interface up...
2017/03/10 14:15:17 :: Running DHCP with NO hostname
2017/03/10 14:15:17 :: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.3.5
2017/03/10 14:15:17 :: Copyright 2004-2016 Internet Systems Consortium.
2017/03/10 14:15:17 :: All rights reserved.
2017/03/10 14:15:17 :: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
2017/03/10 14:15:17 ::
2017/03/10 14:15:17 :: Listening on LPF/wlp2s0/a4:34:d9:dc:ff:5f
2017/03/10 14:15:17 :: Sending on LPF/wlp2s0/a4:34:d9:dc:ff:5f
2017/03/10 14:15:17 :: Sending on Socket/fallback
2017/03/10 14:15:17 :: DHCPDISCOVER on wlp2s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
2017/03/10 14:15:17 :: DHCPREQUEST of 192.168.144.225 on wlp2s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
2017/03/10 14:15:17 :: DHCPOFFER of 192.168.144.225 from 192.168.144.1
2017/03/10 14:15:17 :: DHCPACK of 192.168.144.225 from 192.168.144.1
2017/03/10 14:15:17 :: bound to 192.168.144.225 -- renewal in 21551 seconds.
2017/03/10 14:15:17 :: DHCP connection successful
2017/03/10 14:15:17 :: not verifying
2017/03/10 14:15:17 :: Connecting thread exiting.
2017/03/10 14:15:17 :: Sending connection attempt result success

[Clinton E Troutman (skorpion757)]

Same on Debian9 with Edgerouter X handling DHCP and DNS...

Cannot ping affected host by and hostname as router DNS has no hostname for affected host.

[Guido Maria Serra (zeph1ro)]

confirmed on https://packages.debian.org/sid/wicd-daemon

ii wicd-curses 1.7.4+tb2-6 all wired and wireless network manager - Curses client
ii wicd-daemon 1.7.4+tb2-6 all wired and wireless network manager - daemon