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How do I find out my DHCP server address? :
Q. In Windows XP / 2000 / Vista ipconfig /all command will show me DNS server and DHCP server ip address. But, how to know DHCP server address in Linux?
A. The DHCP protocol allows a host to contact a central server which maintains a list of IP addresses which may be assigned on [...]
Linux Force DHCP client (dhclient) to renew ip address :
Q. I’m using Ubuntu Linux. How to force Linux to reacquire a new IP address from the DHCP server? What is the command in Linux equivalent to Windows’ “ipconfig /renew” Command?
A. You need to use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Client i.e. dhclient command. The client normally doesn’t release the current lease as it [...]

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