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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 time it happens<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jeremyb@univista.com">jeremyb@univista.com</a> wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">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>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></pre>
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<pre wrap="">If dhcpcd doesn't get a new IP on startup, but holds the stuff it had<br>before power down, what is the best way to force it to net a new lease <br>(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></pre>
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<pre wrap=""><!----><br>delete the /etc/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-<INTERFACE>.* then either HUP the dhcpcd or<br>(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 force it when<br>necessary.<br><br></pre>
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