[oclug] DHCP ips

[Matt R]

Thanks alot for the help, but since you said it could be done through
the dhcp script, I checked out my dhcpcd documentation and it had a -k
option that would clear the catch to get a different address from the
old one.

Matt


On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 23:05:11 -0500, Adrian Irving-Beer
<wisq-oclug at wisq.net> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 09, 2004 at 06:39:57PM -0500, Matt R wrote:
> 
> > I was wondering if it's possible to reject and IP that a DHCP server
> > gives you.
> 
> If you don't need to do it programmatically, you can use dhcp3-client
> (Debian), a.k.a. dhclient3, and use the 'reject' keyword in the
> config. Easier than a script if you don't need to make decisions.
> 
> I use this to reject the annoying DHCP lease my modem tries to give
> me if it can't contact the Rogers network, and keep trying for a
> real lease.
> 
> 
>