How to release an IP Address in SUSE 9

jdozarchuk · 02-24-2005, 06:43 AM

Searching aimlessly through man pages and documentation, and I cannot find a command to release an Ip Address on a SUSE9 machine setup as DHCP.

We need to assign new addresses to some of our machines. Does anyone know the command for release/renew IP?

Thanks,

John

Kdr Kane · 02-24-2005, 03:09 PM

I think all you have to do is bring the network card down and then back up.

ifdown eth0
ifup eth0

Or you can simply use rcnetwork restart

All these have to be run as root?