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How can I renew or release an IP in Linux?
Go through below simple commands to renew (restart, or reflush) the ethernet connection, that will result in the renewing of DHPC IP. Assuming your network connection is eth0 (you can check it with ifconfig command):#ifdown eth0#ifup eth0OR#ifconfig eth0 down#ifconfig eth0 upIf you set up static DHCP assignments and then needed to switch over to DHCP.#dhclient -r; dhclient
How to Release and Renew IP address in Linux? Follow the below given procedure: 1. Go to the terminal. 2. Type the command " ifconfig ". This command will list the IP assigned to your computer. If the computer is holding an IP address and you need to release it. Issue the following command.
Code: ifconfig eth0 down*Note: You need to have root previlage to run this command. To obtain a new IP address, type the following command.
Code: ifconfig eth0 up