[Lilux-help] on/off problems with IP

[alex]

On Tuesday 04 May 2004 10:48,begin   Serge Marelli wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I normally access the Net via the cable.
> Sometimes, when I boot my computer, I don't have an IP address.  This is
> usually because for one reason or the other I've unplugged my
> cable-modem.  So I plug the modem back in and... nada... still no IP
> (even if I wait).
> So I usually have to reboot :(
>
> My question : is there a way to force the system to recognize that the
> network (cable-modem) plugged to eth0 is back up and that it should
> request an IP address (via DHCP)?
>
> Would something like
>
> ~ # ifconfig eth0 down
> ~ # ifconfig eth0 up
>
> work?
Of course

Or simply restart the network:
/etc/rc.d/network restart

Al