winipcfg for Linux?

[linuxNohow]

I am running RH 7.1 in a network with 2 other windows machines. They're all connected to a cable modem that only distributes two IP addresses. So if two computers are on and a third computer is turned on, the first computer loses it's access to the web. To remedy this on my windows machines I run winipcfg, release and renew my IP and I'm back on the web. How would I do something like this in linux? Like a way to renew a lease on an IP or something? Thanks

[optech]

look into the use of "ifconfig"
sounds like you might need to configure a DHCP (or any auto-ip) client as well

[stiles]

pump -R

man pump for other DHCP client options. I think RH uses pump, if not try man -k dhcp that will show you what man pages are installed that have the occurence of dhcp in the description.

[linuxNohow]

Well, I did the man pump and it turns out, man pump is run when you run /sbin/ifup eth0 and so I did that and that worked great. Grabs an IP everytime, thanks again