Joe Smith wrote: > I had to unplug my network connection (FC5; single PC-cable modem) for a > couple of hours today, and when I plugged it back in, the kernel > recognized that the link was up again, but the dhcp client did not > reconfigure the link. I tried ifconfig eth0 down/up--no change. I > finally just killed and re-started dhclient, which worked but seems > pretty clunky. What's the recommended solution? > > <Joe > You may want to try "ifdown eth0" followed by "ifup eth0" instead of using ifconfig. If you are going to have to do this often, you may want to take a look at netplugd. If properly configured, it should take care of it automatically for you. If you want to do it manually, there is the network applet or System --> Administration --> Networking to do it from the GUI. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
