If you're worried about the issue with so many of those ISP edge devices - allowing only 1 MAC to grab an IP - my solution has always been to bounce the box.
Shaun -----Original Message----- From: Lee Marzke [mailto:l...@marzke.net] Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 6:38 PM To: efw-user@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Efw-user] How to release the external IP address? No need to release, the Actiontek will just ask for a lease and get one, which could be the same IP as you currently have. Lee WildDoktor wrote: > Hi; this is my first question to this group. Yep; I searched for the > answer, but didn't find it...so now I'm asking. :-) > > I'm experimenting with Endian and need to revert back to my original > setup for a few days. I'm running Verizon FIOS, and the original > setup is an Actiontec router. When I installed Endian as the > firewall, I basically did an ipconfig /release from the UI of the > Actiontec router, then turned off that router's ability to grab an IP > from Verizon. After that, I unplugged the ethernet cable going from > the FIOS ONT to the Actiontec, and plugged it into the Endian red > interface. Endian red picked up a DHCP address, and away I went. > > My question is, now that I need to revert back for a few days, how do > I release the IP address from the Endian UI so I can plug back into > the Actiontec? (Yes, I realize that I need to enable the Actiontec to > grab a DHCP addy first...) > > Thanks! > Bill > <>< > -- Lee Marzke, l...@marzke.net http://marzke.net/lee/ IT Consultant, VMware, VCenter, SAN storage, infrastructure, SW CM +1 800-393-5217 office +1 484-348-2230 fax +1 610-564-4932 cell sip://8003935...@4aero.com VOIP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com _______________________________________________ Efw-user mailing list Efw-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/efw-user
