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Friday, October 29, 2010

Mac OS X DHCP lease cycle

Your DHCP lease is controlled in System Preferences->Network.

To release the lease

* Highlight the connection type you want to modify in the left pane. For example, Ethernet or AirPort

* Expand the icon that looks like a cog next to a triangle at the bottom of the left pane. Choose "Make Service Inactive"

* Click Apply

To renew the lease

* Do the same as above but choose "Make Service Active"

* Click Apply

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