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On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 17:16:13 -0500
John Tracy
Just wondering if somebody could tell me how the command "ifconig -a" determines which devices are actually network devices, and hence are configurable as such. Second, what's the best way to release and renew an IP address on an adaptor set to use DHCP (from Suse Linux 9)?
YaST can do this for you easily. Another way is rcnetwork restart, and
another is to use the dhcp client itself:
dhcpcd -k
This will simply cause the dhcpcd to release and renew, where restarting
the network actually shuts down and restarts.
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Jerry Feldman