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In Linux, if I want to request a new IP say, for eth0, what commands should I use?

Basically, how do I request a different IP from the DHCP so that it replaces my current one?

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    Possible duplicate of [How to request a specific IP address from DHCP server?](http://superuser.com/questions/487607/how-to-request-a-specific-ip-address-from-dhcp-server) – Egon Olieux Mar 21 '16 at 01:30
  • This does not appear to be a duplicate. The referenced article shows how to make a DHCP reservation. I believe this poster is asking what the Linux equivalent of `ipconfig /release` `ipconfig /renew` – Wes Sayeed Mar 31 '16 at 16:32

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I would do the following -

  1. /etc/init.d/dhcp stop (or equivalent) to stop the current DHCP Client listening.

  2. Change the MAC address of the device, for example ifconfig eth0 hw ether 01:02:03:04:05:06 - this will make the DHCP server think its a new client, so it should allocate a new MAC address.

  3. /etc/init.d/dhcp stop - to restart the DHCP server.

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