F21 - Refreshing DHCP lease on ethernet

[Robert Moskowitz]

01/22/2015 09:32 AM, Paul Cartwright wrote:
> On 01/22/2015 09:23 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>> On 01/22/2015 09:16 AM, Paul Cartwright wrote:
>>> On 01/22/2015 09:01 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>>> It is past time for me to learn nmcli instead of using old methods
>>>> like ifdown/ifup as you said.  I am right now reading various docs on
>>>> nmcli.  I suspect nmcli may replace my use of iwlist and other
>>>> wireless commands I sometimes fall back on.
>>>>
>>>> So back to reading up on nmcli.
>>> I've not heard of nmcli, but it is on my system, and "nmcli c" shows my
>>> connections.. I'm used to ifconfig.. is that going away?
>>>
>> ifconfig has been replaced by 'ip'  So try 'ip addr', for example.
>>
>> i was finally kicked out of my lethargy about ifconfig/ip with the
>> F21-arm testing.  Things about my interfaces just did not work right.
>> ifconfig code is 'frozen', I have been told, and new stuff may not
>> work quite as you suspect.
>>
>> So 'ip' is the direct interaction with IP and the interfaces. 'nmcli'
>> is to tell NetworkMangiler what you want done.
>>
>> I HAVE switched to 'ip'.  I can learn 'nmcli'  (I keep telling myself!)
>>
> ok so now "ip addr list" takes the place of ifconfig, gee 3 words to
> replace one.. that's progress:)
>
For this one.

ip addr

works just as well.  One less character than ifconfig!

:)