dhclient

DHCP client

high risk

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⚠ Risks & cautions

Don’t run -r over SSH.

What it does

Obtains IP addresses via DHCP. See the flags and examples below, and run `man dhclient` for the full reference.

Common flags

Flag	Meaning
`-r`	Release lease⚠ Drops connectivity.

Examples

dhclient -v eth0Renew · explain & risk-check →

Related

Open the full explainer →More in Networking

Reference text is hand-written and may be incomplete — check man dhclient for your version. Test destructive commands on a non-production system first.