host configuration protocol

DHCP Client Error: mv cannot move /etc/resolv.conf.dhclient-new to /etc/resolv.conf: Operation not permitted

by on January 11, 2008 · 0 comments

Q. I’m getting following error on my Debian Linux system: mv cannot move /etc/resolv.conf.dhclient-new to /etc/resolv.conf: Operation not permitted How do I fix this problem?

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Linux Force DHCP client (dhclient) to renew ip address

by on November 15, 2007 · 31 comments

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 is [...]

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