DHCP

[Dmitri Hrapof]

ben darby <ben <at> cvrse.com> writes:

> does running 'sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart'
> have the same effect on your machine as your ifdown & ifup?

yes

> how long does it take to recieve a DHCPOFFER?

Well, dhclient may take about a minute to return

> 'grep dhclient /var/log/syslog'
> whats the output around boot time?

Nothing in the logs, but there is running dhclient among the processes after
machine reboots and I log in.

Merry Christmas!