[NTLUG:Discuss] philosophical dhcpcd question

[Richard Geoffrion]

Richard Geoffrion wrote:
> Fred James wrote:
>> OK, but why?  Please understand that this is not a question of how it
>> is, or what happens, nor am I suggesting the world change to fit my
>> current whim.  It fairly is easy to understand why we might want a
>> DHCP client to try to retain a single IP for the duration of its
>> connection,

oh...nevermind all that babble about things which you DIDN'T ask.  I re-read
your question and realized I went off on a tangent of my own.

Sorry.


A dhcp client has to work SOME way, and requesting its previous address is
one of those ways.  To keep it from doing that, us the other way and '-k' or
'/release' the address so that it searches anew upon reboot.

Seems to me like someone made the '-k' option JUST FOR YOU! :)

/dev/rtcg <--- hopefully answering the question at hand.