# Renew the IP address lease

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1. [TL;DR](#tldr)
1. [Further readings](#further-readings)

## TL;DR

```sh
# Renew the lease.
sudo dhclient -v
sudo dhclient eth0

# Release the lease.
sudo dhclient -r eth0
```

## Further readings

- [Force the DHCP client to renew the IP address in Linux]
- [`dhclient`][dhclient]

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[dhclient]: dhclient.md

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[force the dhcp client to renew the ip address in linux]: https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-linux-renew-dhcp-client-ip-address/