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Thank you all for your kind replies - I think I shall be OK with dhcpcd -k<br>
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<pre wrap="">Most people want the same IP Address. So... both the <br>client and the server will try and give you the same <br>IP Address. <br><br>You can use the -k option on dhcpcd to kill your lease<br>and remove your local dhcpd cache files. For some reason<br>( maybe I didn't know about the -k option at the time ) <br>I do <br>killall -TERM dhcpcd<br>rm -f /etc/dhcpc/dhcpcd-eth0.*<br>rm -f /var/run/dhcpcd-eth0.pid<br><br>BUT my local DHCP Server still gives me the SAME IP Address<br>when I request one. <br><br>My DHCP Server uses my MAC Address / HWaddr to keep track <br>of my IP Address. <br><br>Since I REALLY, REALLY want a different IP Address, I give<br>myself a phony MAC Address on my eth0 adapter each time I <br>do a new DHCP Request. That way I get a new address. The <br>only problem with this is 1) my cable modem will only <br>let me do this 5 times before I can't use any more <br>MAC Addresses and 2). the cable company may ( at some <br>point ) say that I'm us
ing 5 PCs ( 5 MAC Addresses ) <br>and want to charge me more. <br><br>jack <br><br><br><br>On Mon, 2002-08-12 at 22:37, 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><br>-- <br>small is beautiful<br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ntlug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss">http://www.ntlug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss</a><br></pre>
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