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One additional thought: one of the firewall guys here suggested that maybe
the router just needed to be power cycled. I hadn't thought of that because
the event has been random, and at both locations, but I'll keep it in mind
just in case.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:JM5379@sbcglobal.net">JM5379@sbcglobal.net</a> wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">I believe these are simply scripts supplied by RH.<br><br>ifdown eth0<br>ifup eth0<br><br>will cycle the eth0 connection.<br>Depending on your permissions, you may have to be root to run these.<br><br><br>--- Original Message ---<br>From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jeremyb@univista.com">jeremyb@univista.com</a><br>To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:discuss@ntlug.org">discuss@ntlug.org</a><br>Subject: RE: [NTLUG:Discuss] dhcpcd guestion<br><br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">/sbin/ifup<br>/sbin/ifdown<br><br>there are no man pages for these as far as I know.<br><br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Fred James [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:fredjame@concentric.net">mailto:fredjame@concentric.net</a>] <br>Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 9:02 AM<br>To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:discuss@ntlug.org">discuss@ntlug.org</a><br>Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] dhcpcd guestion<br><br><br>man ifup, man ifdown, on RH 7.2 returned nothing.<br>network restart had no effect - don't know why<br>I think dhcpcd -k is going to do it - I'll let you know next<br></pre>
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<pre wrap=""><!---->time it happens<br></pre>
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<pre wrap=""><br><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jeremyb@univista.com">jeremyb@univista.com</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jeremyb@univista.com"><mailto:jeremyb@univista.com></a> wrote:<br><br><br>I think RH 7.2 still has the ifup and ifdown scripts. Use those.<br><br> #> ifdown eth0 <br> #> ifup eth0<br><br>If that doesn't get it then you can always do:<br><br> #> /etc/init.d/network restart<br><br>But, that'll bring all interfaces down for a few seconds.<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: MadHat [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:madhat@unspecific.com">mailto:madhat@unspecific.com</a><br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 5:48 PM<br>To: NTLUG-Discuss<br>Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] dhcpcd guestion<br><br><br>On Tue, 2002-08-13 at 03:37, Fred James wrote:<br><br>If dhcpcd doesn't get a new IP on startup, but holds the stuff<br></pre>
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<pre wrap=""><!---->it had<br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">before power down, what is the best way to force it to net a new<br></pre>
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<pre wrap=""><!---->lease <br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">(is that the right word?)?<br>Am I asking a question that makes sense?<br>Thanks in advance.<br><br>Dell Latitude C800<br>RH 7.2<br><br><br>delete the /etc/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-<INTERFACE>.* then either HUP the<br></pre>
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<pre wrap=""><!---->dhcpcd or<br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">(in my case) remove and readd the card (used for my wireless) :^)<br><br>there are probably command line options, but this is the way I<br></pre>
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<pre wrap=""><!---->force it when<br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">necessary.<br><br><br><br>-- <br><br>small is beautiful<br><br><br></pre>
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