Help with Linux and DHCP

[se at panix.com (Scott Ehrlich)]

Hello to all:

I have a PC at work onto which I installed Slackware 7.0 and enabled DHCP.
I also upgrade the kernel to 2.2.18.   Since doing all this, the dhcp
client will not release the IP address it obtained from initial booting.
I've tried removing /etc/dhcpc/* except for the .exe script for logging
when it detects a new IP address.

I've looked at the man pages for dhcp, dhcpcd, and ifconfig, and nothing
lets me release the IP address.

How can I force the release and force query and acceptance of a new
address should a lease or reboot offer address?

Thanks.

Scott

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