Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 21:07:10 +1000 From: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org> To: Arthur <am002a7393@blueyonder.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Release of a DHCP leased IP address Message-ID: <20010825210710.A29422@k7.mavetju.org> In-Reply-To: <GJEGLNFBFLMANMILPJMPOEJDCAAA.am002a7393@blueyonder.co.uk>; from am002a7393@blueyonder.co.uk on Sat, Aug 25, 2001 at 10:28:23AM %2B0100 References: <GJEGLNFBFLMANMILPJMPOEJDCAAA.am002a7393@blueyonder.co.uk>
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On Sat, Aug 25, 2001 at 10:28:23AM +0100, Arthur wrote: > Is there a way in FreeBSD to release an IP address received from my ISP's > DHCP server? I have recently connected via a cable modem to a fast > connection. The ISP tells me that when I wish to switch the connection > between my PCs I need to release the IP address and then get a new one by > connecting with another PC (the network cards in all the machines are > registered with the ISP). I can do this with pump on my Linux box and > ipconfig /release on my Win2k box, but haven't found the command for > FreeBSD. dhclient -r But I think you need to install a 3.0b2 version of DHCP on it for this. Edwin -- Edwin Groothuis | Personal website: http://www.MavEtJu.org edwin@mavetju.org | Interested in MUDs? Visit Fatal Dimensions: ------------------+ http://www.FatalDimensions.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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