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Date:      Mon, 22 Mar 2004 15:04:49 -0800
From:      Joshua Lokken <joshua@twobirds.us>
To:        JJB <Barbish3@adelphia.net>
Cc:        "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: DHCP dynamic IP address
Message-ID:  <20040322230449.GA2248@cs025_2k>
In-Reply-To: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGKEDMFKAA.Barbish3@adelphia.net>
References:  <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGKEDMFKAA.Barbish3@adelphia.net>

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* JJB <Barbish3@adelphia.net> [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



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