Re: Requesting new IP address RH 9

["Anthony E. Greene" <agreene pobox com>]

On 12-Jan-2004/10:11 +0000, crucificator <crucificator xnet ro> wrote:
>John Nichel wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>  I'm trying to get one of my RH boxes to request a new IP address 
>>from the upstream DHCP server, but I've run into a snag.  I've tried 
>>restarting the network, and using ifdown/ifup for the particular 
>>network card, but I keep getting the same IP.  I seem to remember a 
>>command in RH 7.x like 'dhcpcd', but it doesn't seem to be installed 
>>with RH 9, and I can't find a package for it.  I've googled, but can't 
>>find anything that I haven't already tried to give me a NEW ip address 
>>(I don't want to get the same one).
>>
>You can't get a new address or an address at all?

The DHCP server might be configured to keep giving the same IP to any
given cable modem (by MAC address).

Tony
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