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# sk101513 - Configuring an interface in Gaia Portal to obtain an IP address from DHCP causes all other interfaces to lose their current configuration and also obtain an IP address from DHCP

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk101513 |
| Date Created | 2014-07-05 |
| Last Modified | 2015-05-24 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway, Security Management Server, Multi-Domain Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R82.20, R81.20, R82, R82.20 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * Problematic scenario (order of these steps is important):

  1. Connect to Gaia Portal.
  2. Go to '`Network Management`' pane.
  3. Click on '`Network Interfaces`'.
  4. Select an interface - click on '`Edit`' button.
  5. Go to '`IPv4`' tab.
  6. Select '`Obtain IPv4 address automatically`'.
  7. At the top of this window, clear the box '`Enable`'.
  8. Click on '`OK`'.
  9. All other interfaces with configured static IPv4 addresses lose their current IPv4 addresses and also become configured with '`Obtain IPv4 address automatically`'.
* This issue does not occur when performing the above configuration steps in Clish.

## Cause

'`dhclient`' process does not take the state of the interface (enabled/disabled) into account.

## Solution

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