Hi All,
You can also try:
ifdown eth0 (stops the current network)
ifup eth0 (looks for new information for the new network)
This can be used for anything from ethernet (eth0, eth1,...), PPP sessions (ppp0, ppp1,...) so this command is quite flexible. Good Luck
-----Original Message-----
From: Gerald Waugh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 3:54 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] How to renew IP address?
On Tuesday 08 January 2002 05:33 pm, Johnson, David wrote:
> Ok. I've searched around and I know I've seen it on the list before, but I
> just moved my machine to a different physical network and need to get a new
> IP address from a DHCP server. How do I release/renew my IP address
> without rebooting the machine?
>
> Thanks in advance!
Hopw about
/etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart
Gerald
