--- Lai Zit Seng <lzs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > Basically when you down and up a DHCP configured > interface, your system > will have to request lease from the DHCP server > again. Usually the DHCP > server will give you back what you last had (or what > you asked for) if the > IP is available. So it is not unusual that your IP > does not change. > > Or do you purposely want your IP address to change > for some reason? > > Regards, > > .lzs > On Wed, 22 Dec 2004, kate wrote: > > > Re: refresh IP from dhcp isp > > > >> kate wrote: > >> > >>> FC2: > >>> > >>> I want to refresh my IP, which has been assigned > >>> dynamically by my ISP. > >>> How should I do this? > >>> > >>> > >> From the menu choose System Tools, then Network > > Device Control, and > >> use > >> that to deactivate, then activate your ethernet > > interface. If you did > >> not make your ethernet interface user > controllable, > > then you might need > >> to run it as root. From the command-line > > system-control-network will > >> prompt for root password and provide a network > > configuration tool. But > >> you can select and deactivate, then activate > > interfaces from there. > >> > >> Chris > > > > Thank you, I attempted as you suggested, as root: > it > > did not change my IP address. I know that in WIN > XP, I > > can ipconfig ip /release and /renew, so that is > what I > > am looking for... OR i did something wrong... > > > > thanks > > kate Yes, I specifically want to change the assigned IP address. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Dress up your holiday email, Hollywood style. Learn more. http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com
