[NTLUG:Discuss] dhcpcd guestion

[Rick Matthews]

And are we talking about Netware and work and [DSL|Cable] at home?

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> From: discuss-admin at ntlug.org [mailto:discuss-admin at ntlug.org]On Behalf
> Of Fred James
> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 11:29 AM
> To: discuss at ntlug.org
> Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] dhcpcd guestion
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> Sorry for the confusion - I don't care what the IP is, but I relocate my 
> laptop twice a day (work/home) and therefore DHCP and routing 
> information really does change twice a day.  If my machine thinks it 
> still has the stuff it was using before the last shutdown then I can't 
> get anywhere at all - therefore I must force for a new "lease" (is that 
> the right term?).  I suppose some folks might have some other reason for 
> wanting a new IP, but I don't know what it would be.
> 
> 
> Chris Cox wrote:
> 
> > Fred James wrote:
> >
> >> If dhcpcd doesn't get a new IP on startup, but holds the stuff it had 
> >> before power down, what is the best way to force it to net a new 
> >> lease (is that the right word?)?
> >> Am I asking a question that makes sense?
> >> Thanks in advance. 
> >
> >
> > If the question is how do I force the dhcp protocol to always give me 
> > a different
> > IP address, the answer is you can't.  At least you can't and still have
> > dhcp protocol.
> >
> > Dhcp protocol is designed to give out IP addresses and will prefer
> > to hand out addresses previously assigned, but with short lease times
> > and a busy/full server, you may well get somewhat the behavior you
> > are seeking, but I would not count on it (if indeed you are looking
> > for something that switches your IP everytime you ask for one from
> > the server).
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