static IP & DHCP problems on LAN

[Adam Funk]

On 2013-03-13, Rashkae wrote:

> On 03/12/2013 06:01 PM, Adam Funk wrote:

>> The router has (for years) been set up to allocate dynamic address
>> from 100 up, and the computer's ifconfig output showed an address of
>> 192.168.123.107 or thereabouts.  The syslog also showed a bunch of
>> DHCP-related stuff that wasn't there before the IP change happened.
>
> There is simply  no way that router firmware or settings would magically 
> activate dhclient on the client computer and make it accept an IP address.
>
> Your problem appears to be solved so I'll leave be.  But as presented, 
> it's a mystery.

Believe me, I'm as surprised as you are.