Re: restarting DHCP not described in manpages

2006-07-11 Thread Henning Brauer
* Matthew R. Dempsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-07-11 02:43]: > On Mon, Jul 10, 2006 at 12:45:04PM +0200, Henning Brauer wrote: > > two seconds is too close. due to the weird dhclient architecture > > (dhclient-script has to die for interface IP configuration!) we have to > > work with time window

Re: restarting DHCP not described in manpages

2006-07-10 Thread Matthew R. Dempsky
On Mon, Jul 10, 2006 at 12:45:04PM +0200, Henning Brauer wrote: > two seconds is too close. due to the weird dhclient architecture > (dhclient-script has to die for interface IP configuration!) we have to > work with time windows. it is 5 seconds afair. I notice this issue is not limited to star

Re: restarting DHCP not described in manpages

2006-07-10 Thread Henning Brauer
* Matthew R. Dempsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-07-09 22:37]: > On Sun, Jul 09, 2006 at 09:22:05PM +0200, Paul de Weerd wrote: > > Sure, just 'dhclient ${if}'. When 'something' (even another dhclient > > process) touches the networking config of a dhclient-configured > > interface, dhclient will exi

Re: restarting DHCP not described in manpages

2006-07-10 Thread Henning Brauer
* Han Boetes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-07-09 20:36]: > Karel Kulhavy wrote: > > I read man dhcp and man dhclient and wasn't able to determine > > how to restart the DHCP process (or the whole network) if my > > cable modem with DHCP server crashes and I have to reboot it. I > > suggest this informa

Re: restarting DHCP not described in manpages

2006-07-09 Thread Matthew R. Dempsky
(I tried sending a similar email to this one about an hour ago, but it has not turned up yet, while other emails sent since then have appeared on the mailing list. I apologize if this results in redundant mail.) On Sun, Jul 09, 2006 at 09:22:05PM +0200, Paul de Weerd wrote: > Sure, just 'dhclie

Re: restarting DHCP not described in manpages

2006-07-09 Thread Matthew R. Dempsky
On Sun, Jul 09, 2006 at 09:22:05PM +0200, Paul de Weerd wrote: > Sure, just 'dhclient ${if}'. When 'something' (even another dhclient > process) touches the networking config of a dhclient-configured > interface, dhclient will exit (as not to change the new config later). Not true. I started fiv

Re: restarting DHCP not described in manpages

2006-07-09 Thread Paul de Weerd
On Sun, Jul 09, 2006 at 06:57:35PM +, Todd Alan Smith wrote: | Actually, the way I read the original post, the OP is already | restarting the DHCP server when he/she power cycles the "cable modem | with DHCP server". Thus, he/she just wants to restart the DHCP client. | Is there not an equivale

Re: restarting DHCP not described in manpages

2006-07-09 Thread Todd Alan Smith
On 7/9/06, Matthew R. Dempsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sun, Jul 09, 2006 at 08:31:23PM +0159, Han Boetes wrote: > Karel Kulhavy wrote: > > I read man dhcp and man dhclient and wasn't able to determine > > how to restart the DHCP process (or the whole network) if my > > cable modem with DHCP

Re: restarting DHCP not described in manpages

2006-07-09 Thread Jim Capozzoli
On 7/9/06, Karel Kulhavy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I read man dhcp and man dhclient and wasn't able to determine how to restart the DHCP process (or the whole network) if my cable modem with DHCP server crashes and I have to reboot it. I suggest this information to be added, but I don't know whe

Re: restarting DHCP not described in manpages

2006-07-09 Thread Matthew R. Dempsky
On Sun, Jul 09, 2006 at 08:31:23PM +0159, Han Boetes wrote: > Karel Kulhavy wrote: > > I read man dhcp and man dhclient and wasn't able to determine > > how to restart the DHCP process (or the whole network) if my > > cable modem with DHCP server crashes and I have to reboot it. I > > suggest this

Re: restarting DHCP not described in manpages

2006-07-09 Thread Paul de Weerd
On Sun, Jul 09, 2006 at 08:31:46PM +0159, Han Boetes wrote: | Karel Kulhavy wrote: | > I read man dhcp and man dhclient and wasn't able to determine | > how to restart the DHCP process (or the whole network) if my | > cable modem with DHCP server crashes and I have to reboot it. I | > suggest this

Re: restarting DHCP not described in manpages

2006-07-09 Thread Han Boetes
Karel Kulhavy wrote: > I read man dhcp and man dhclient and wasn't able to determine > how to restart the DHCP process (or the whole network) if my > cable modem with DHCP server crashes and I have to reboot it. I > suggest this information to be added, but I don't know where it > belongs. Default

restarting DHCP not described in manpages

2006-07-09 Thread Karel Kulhavy
I read man dhcp and man dhclient and wasn't able to determine how to restart the DHCP process (or the whole network) if my cable modem with DHCP server crashes and I have to reboot it. I suggest this information to be added, but I don't know where it belongs. CL<