System doesn't detect unplugged network cable and doesn't set interface up properly with DHCP

[Chris Benesch]

I work with an old version of AIX all day, there are no shortcuts :(

On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 2:01 PM, Freddie Cash <fjwcash at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Chris Benesch <chris.benesch at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Thats pretty standard for BSD and most Unixes.  DHCP hands out leases
> for a
> > specified period of time, so unless there is a reason to reset it, it
> > wont.  Windows does that, but it is designed more as a client / user
> facing
> > OS whereas BSD is designed to run in the background silently serving you
> > content and directing traffic.
> >
> > I can save you some steps though,
> >
> > ps -ax | grep dhclient
> >
> > You will get a list, on the one that is dhclient or /sbin/dhclient, take
> > the number at the far left, thats the process ID
> >
> > kill <process id>
> > dhclient re0
>
> pkill dhclient
> dhclient re0
>
> Saves a few more steps.  :)
>
> There's also:
>
> service netif restart re0
>
> --
> Freddie Cash
> fjwcash at gmail.com
>