manually forcing a IP renewal

[Owen Townend]

On Sat, 2007-11-24 at 11:13 -0600, Wade Smart wrote:
> 11242007 1132 GMT-6
> 
> Did you reboot the modem with the computer on or off?
> 
> wade
> 
> John Dangler wrote:
> > On Sat, 2007-11-24 at 11:56 -0500, Wade Smart wrote:
> >> 11242007 1047 GMT-6
> >>
> >> My new neighbor has a older Gateway computer ELP 500C. He has three
> >> windows computers hooked to a hub and uses a ambit cable modem. He
> >> replaced one of the windows computers with a ubuntu computer. So far
> >> he
> >> cant get the machine to receive a IP address.
> >>
> >> He tried:
> >> sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart  with returned command not found.
> >> sudo dhclient  returned: DHCPDISCOVER and then after about three
> >> minute
> >> wait DHCPOFFERS receivd no working leases in persistened database -
> >> sleeping.
> >>
> >> When he removes this ubuntu computer and connect his Windows computer,
> >> the windows computers gets a ip right away.
> >>
> >> Wade
> > I've had that problem... it's odd that every time I would reboot the
> > cable modem with the ubu box connected, all would be made right again...
> > 
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> 

Hey,
  Most cable modems I've used lock to the first mac address they see
after powering on and stay that way until they're turned off for ~10
secs. Ergo: When switching between connected comps, turn off the modem
for a bit.

cheers,
Owen.