On Tue, 26 May 2009, Mehul Ved wrote: > On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 7:22 AM, Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri. > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am using Hathway cable internet where they bind your ip settings to your > > pc. If I unplug the lan cable from the pc and plug it into my laptop, I > > cannot browse. They are using some sort of dhcp with a static ip (I know > > that sounds funny - but that's what they say). > > I do face this a lot of times too. I have tried to ask them many times > as to the logic of the same and if they could disable it in my case. > But, it all fell on deaf ears. > > > When I called the helpdesk, they said what I need to do is release the ip > > from my machine and then renew it on my laptop. something like ipcfg > > release and then ipcfg renew. The guy obviously has no clue how to do it > > in linux. > > > > What would be the equivalent in linux. I am using debian 5 and kubuntu > > 9.04 on the two machines. > > There would be quite a few ways. > If you're using NetworkManager, disconnect from the wired connection > or right click and disable networking. > If you're using dhclient, you are looking at the -r switch > dhclient -r eth0, for example. > Here's the snippet from the manpage > " The client normally doesn?t release the current lease as it is not > required by the DHCP protocol. Some cable ISPs require their clients > to notify the server if they wish to release an assigned IP address. > The -r flag explicitly releases the current lease, and once the lease > has been released, the client exits." > > In case you want more specific help, you will need to let us know as > to which tool you are using to connect.
I am not using dhclient (don't even have it installed). In fact when I last installed linux on my machine, it didn't ask me for all the details for networking as in previous installs. So what is picking up the details even on a fresh install ? > > <OffTopic> > Have you received any message from Hathway asking about disclosure of > wireless devices in your house, as per TRAI directive? > </OffTopic> Not that I know of. regards, Sharukh. -- Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri. Homoeopath, Linuxer. My mind is like a steel trap, rusty and illegal in 37 states. -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
