Requesting a new IP from the DHCP

Question

In Linux, if I want to request a new IP say, for eth0, what commands should I use?

Basically, how do I request a different IP from the DHCP so that it replaces my current one?

Possible duplicate of How to request a specific IP address from DHCP server? — Egon Olieux, Commented Mar 21, 2016 at 1:30
This does not appear to be a duplicate. The referenced article shows how to make a DHCP reservation. I believe this poster is asking what the Linux equivalent of ipconfig /release ipconfig /renew — Wes Sayeed, Commented Mar 31, 2016 at 16:32

davidgo · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-21 02:18:32Z

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I would do the following -

/etc/init.d/dhcp stop (or equivalent) to stop the current DHCP Client listening.
Change the MAC address of the device, for example ifconfig eth0 hw ether 01:02:03:04:05:06 - this will make the DHCP server think its a new client, so it should allocate a new MAC address.
/etc/init.d/dhcp stop - to restart the DHCP server.

answered Mar 21, 2016 at 2:18

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