DHCP dynamic IP address

Joshua Lokken joshua at twobirds.us
Mon Mar 22 15:04:57 PST 2004


* JJB <Barbish3 at adelphia.net> [2004-03-22 14:27]:
> 
> I use the FBSD built-in DHCP client to get my IP address
> and lease renewal.
> 
> I would like to know if there is some DHCP client option to tell my
> ISP at lease renewal time to force the issuing of an
> different dynamic IP address?
> 

Well, the -r flag will release the current lease, then you could
immediately request another lease...

But, I'm not absolutely sure that dropping your IP and getting a new
one is necessarily the Best Way to deal with your security worries...


-- 
Joshua

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