From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 22 15:04:57 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72C0D16A4CE for ; Mon, 22 Mar 2004 15:04:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from voyager.twobirds.us (c-24-18-222-18.client.comcast.net [24.18.222.18]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 54D2B43D2F for ; Mon, 22 Mar 2004 15:04:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from joshua@twobirds.us) Received: from [12.18.154.2] (helo=localhost) by voyager.twobirds.us with esmtp (Exim 4.30; FreeBSD) id 1B5YTD-0002Ka-KI; Mon, 22 Mar 2004 15:04:35 -0800 Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 15:04:49 -0800 From: Joshua Lokken To: JJB Message-ID: <20040322230449.GA2248@cs025_2k> Mail-Followup-To: JJB , "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Organization: Little to none... cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" Subject: Re: DHCP dynamic IP address X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 23:04:57 -0000 * JJB [2004-03-22 14:27]: > > I use the FBSD built-in DHCP client to get my IP address > and lease renewal. > > I would like to know if there is some DHCP client option to tell my > ISP at lease renewal time to force the issuing of an > different dynamic IP address? > Well, the -r flag will release the current lease, then you could immediately request another lease... But, I'm not absolutely sure that dropping your IP and getting a new one is necessarily the Best Way to deal with your security worries... -- Joshua Men of peace usually are [brave]. -- Spock, "The Savage Curtain", stardate 5906.5