--- Hans Insulander <hinstacken.kth.se> wrote:
> Gavin Li <bsdlistyahoo.com> writes:
>
> > I have a gateway at home which connects to Rogers
> DHCP
> > server. I want to release that IP address for the
> > external NIC. In linux, I can do "ifdown eth0". In
> > windown, I can do "ipconfig /release". In the OBSD
> I
> > found the ifconfig can mark a NIC down, put it
> doesn't
> > release the IP address because after I do "
> ifconfig
> > lx0 down" I do "Ifconfig -a" and I found the xl0
> is
> > still active. Which means I can't use the other PC
> to
> > get IP address.
> > How can I release this IP address and recall an IP
> > address in the future?
>
> ifconfig xl0 inet delete
This command just delete the ip, it doesn't contact to
DHCP server to release the lease.
Maybe it is much more difficult then that in Linux and
Windows, which just one command is fine. I think maybe
we need a script under OBSD to release the IP from
DHCP server. No one has this experience? I don't think
so. but why only one gentleman answer me??

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> --- Hans Insulander <hinstacken.kth.se>, SM0UTY
> -----------------------
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